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Parties Involved:
Jeffery James Godel
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District

of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 10-1714

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Jeffery James Godel, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: July 22, 2010

Filed: July 23, 2010

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Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Jeffery Godel was sentenced in 2008 to 151 months in prison. The district

court1

 later granted the government’s Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b)

motion based on Godel’s substantial assistance, and reduced his sentence to 90

months. Godel appeals. Upon careful review, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction

to hear his appeal. See United States v. Haskins, 479 F.3d 955, 957 (8th Cir. 2007)

(per curiam) (jurisdiction over appeal of Rule 35(b) sentence is governed by 18 U.S.C.

§ 3742(a); although defendant framed issue as sentence’s overall reasonableness, he

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was appealing ruling on motion to reduce sentence, and court lacked jurisdiction

because he did not satisfy § 3742(a) criteria). Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to

withdraw and we dismiss this appeal.

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