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Parties Involved:
Shawn A. Hungate
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-4092

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United States of America, * 

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Plaintiff - Appellee *

 * Appeal from the United States

 v. * District Court for the 

 * Northern District of Iowa.

Shawn A. Hungate, *

 * [UNPUBLISHED]

Defendant - Appellant. * 

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Submitted: June 20, 2005

 Filed: June 24, 2005

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Before MURPHY, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM. 

Shawn Allan Hungate pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited

person and to mailing threatening communications. He was sentenced to 94 months

imprisonment and 36 months of supervised release. While Hungate was on

supervised release he was charged with violating its conditions by failing to report

for urinalysis tests on eight occasions, testing positive for cocaine use, testing

positive for methamphetamine use four times, admitting to methamphetamine use,

failing to submit timely monthly reports for four months, and failing to abide by the

rules and regulations of a Community Corrections Center. 

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

District of Iowa. 

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The district court1

found that Hungate had violated the conditions of his release

in respect to all the allegations except for those relating to the regulations of the

Community Corrections Center, and it revoked his release. After considering all the

factors in 18 U.S.C. Section 3553(a) and noting that a longer sentence would allow

Hungate to enter a 500 hour residential drug treatment program, the district court

sentenced Hungate to 18 months imprisonment and 12 months supervised release.

Hungate appeals. 

Hungate argues the district court abused its discretion by imposing a longer

sentence than the 8-14 month range recommended in USSG § 7B1.4(a), p.s. without

a written statement of its rationale. The failure to provide written reasons in release

revocation cases does not require reversal. See United States v. White Face, 383 F.3d

733 (8th Cir. 2004). The district court need not "make specific findings relating to

each of the factors considered." United States v. Graves, 914 F.2d 159, 160 (8th Cir.

1990). Here, it explicitly stated it had considered all the factors at 18 U.S.C. §

3553(a) before imposing the sentence, and we conclude that the sentence was not

unreasonable. 

Hungate also argues he never agreed to enter a treatment program so his

sentence should not have been based on the need to allow time for a 500 hour

residential drug treatment program. Regardless of whether there was any evidence

that the defendant intended to utilize the treatment facilities, it was not unreasonable

for the district court to consider the availability of treatment as a factor. See 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(a)(2)(D). 

Hungate's final objection is that the court erred in failing to give him credit for

time already served in home detention and a residential facility for some of the acts

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which led to the revocation. The defendant argues that the 18 month sentence

imposed would exceed the statutory maximum of 24 months if his 30 days in home

detention for testing positive for cocaine and his 6 months in a residential facility for

testing positive for methamphetamine were added to it. Credit for time already served

need not be credited in the new sentence, however, regardless of whether it was

served as home confinement or in treatment. See USSG § 7B1.5(b), p.s. ("Upon

revocation of supervised release, no credit shall be given [toward any term of

imprisonment ordered] for time previously served on post-release supervision");

United States v. Iverson, 90 F.3d 1340, 1345 (8th Cir. 1996). 

The district court considered all the relevant facts and circumstances of this

case, and we conclude that the sentence imposed was not unreasonable. See United

States v. Booker, 125 S. Ct. 738, 765 (2005). The judgment is affirmed. 

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