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Parties Involved:
Mariano Duran
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Ronald E. Longstaff, Chief Judge, United States District Court

for the Southern District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-2395

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Southern District of Iowa.

Mariano Duran, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: October 25, 2005

Filed: November 4, 2005

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Before MELLOY, MAGILL, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Mariano Duran appeals the district court’s1

 judgment denying his 28 U.S.C.

§ 2255 motion, wherein Duran sought relief based on the Supreme Court’s holding

in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004). The district court granted a

certificate of appealability on whether the rule announced in Blakely applies

retroactively to cases on collateral review, and the Supreme Court thereafter issued

its decision in United States v. Booker, 125 S. Ct. 738 (2005). Because neither

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decision applies retroactively to final convictions, see Never Misses A Shot v. United

States, 413 F.3d 781, 783-84 (8th Cir. 2005) (per curiam), we affirm the judgment of

the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted, and

Duran’s pro se motion for new counsel is denied.

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