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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Jerome Yazzie
Appellant

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff - Appellee, 

v. 

JEROME YAZZIE, 

 Defendant - Appellant. 

No. 15-2157 

(D.C. No. 1:11-CR-03108-PJK-1) 

(D. N.M.) 

_________________________________ 

ORDER

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Before MATHESON, BACHARACH, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges. 

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In 2013, Jerome Yazzie was convicted of several offenses, including two counts of 

carrying or using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). 

The district court sentenced him to 40 years’ imprisonment and Mr. Yazzie, represented 

by counsel, timely appealed, arguing that the district court erred by determining that the 

statutory minimum term of imprisonment under § 924(c) was 35 years instead of 32 

years. This court affirmed. United States v. Yazzie, 13-2073, 559 F. App’x 667 (10th 

Cir. 2014) (unpublished). 

On September 21, 2015, Mr. Yazzie filed a pro se notice of appeal stating, “I want 

to appeal the illegal sentence that the judge imposed on me of 35 years.” Mr. Yazzie has 

FILED 

United States Court of Appeals 

Tenth Circuit 

September 25, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker 

Clerk of Court

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already appealed his sentence. He is not entitled to two appeals. 

 A copy of this order shall stand as and for the mandate of this court. 

APPEAL DISMISSED. 

Entered for the Court 

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk 

by: Jane K. Castro 

 Counsel to the Clerk 

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