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Parties Involved:
Gary Alan Lynch
Appellant
United States
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable John A. Jarvey, United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 08-1025

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

v. * Southern District of Iowa.

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Gary Alan Lynch, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 7, 2008

Filed: May 9, 2008

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Before BYE, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Gary Alan Lynch challenges the sentence the district court1

 imposed after

revoking his supervised release. On appeal, he argues that the district court imposed

an unreasonable sentence because it did not determine that prison was the most

effective means of treatment for his substance abuse problem, and because his 12-

month prison sentence is “greater than necessary” to meet the statutory goals of

sentencing under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). 

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The district court is not required to explicitly state that prison was the most

effective means of treating Lynch’s medical needs. See United States v. White Face,

383 F.3d 733, 740 (8th Cir. 2004) (district court need not mechanically list every

§ 3553(a) consideration when sentencing defendant upon revocation of supervised

release; all that is required is evidence that court has considered relevant matters and

that some reason be stated for its decision; if sentencing judge refers to some

considerations contained in § 3553(a), appellate court is ordinarily satisfied that

district court was aware of entire contents of relevant statute).

We conclude that Lynch’s sentence is not unreasonable. See 18 U.S.C.

§ 3583(e), (h) (authorizing up to 2-year prison term upon revocation of supervised

release where original offense was Class C felony; court may also order subsequent

supervised release for term not to exceed term of supervised release authorized by

statute for original offense minus any term of imprisonment imposed upon

revocation); United States v. Tyson, 413 F.3d 824, 825-26 (8th Cir. 2005) (per curiam)

(court reviews revocation sentences under “unreasonableness” standard announced in

United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 258-63 (2005)).

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

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