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Parties Involved:
Ronald H. Tucker
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Theodore McMillian died on January 18, 2006. This opinion

is being filed by the remaining judges of the panel pursuant to 8th Cir. Rule 47E.

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The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-2219

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Northern District of Iowa.

Ronald H. Tucker, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: January 5, 2006

Filed: January 25, 2006

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Before BYE, McMILLIAN,1

 and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Ronald H. Tucker appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court2

for the Northern District of Iowa upon the revocation of his supervised release. The

district court sentenced Tucker to nine months in prison. For reversal, Tucker argues

that the sentence imposed is unreasonable under the standard of review announced in

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United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005). His counsel has moved to withdraw.

For the reasons discussed below, we grant counsel’s motion and affirm.

We conclude that the sentence imposed is not unreasonable. See United States

v. Tyson, 413 F.3d 824, 825 (8th Cir. 2005) (per curiam). A sentence of nine months

in prison represents the middle of the range recommended by the policy statements

in the Sentencing Guidelines, and it is supported by the fact that several non-prison

options (outpatient drug treatment, inpatient drug treatment, and time in a community

corrections center) had failed to stop Tucker’s ongoing use of crack cocaine.

Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the

judgment of the district court.

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