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Parties Involved:
Richard Orville Norris II
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-4366

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Arkansas. 

Richard Orville Norris, II, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: March 5, 2007

Filed: March 6, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Richard Norris, II, pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography. See 18

U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1), (b)(1) (imprisonment range of 15-40 years). Because he was

subject to a 15-year statutory minimum, his Guidelines sentence was 180 months. See

U.S.S.G. § 5G1.1(b). After considering the advisory Guidelines and the 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(a) factors, the district court1

 sentenced Norris to 240 months in prison and 5

years of supervised release. On appeal, his counsel has filed a brief under Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and seeks leave to withdraw.

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In light of the justification the district court offered for Norris’s sentence--

including his relatively young age and repeat-offender status, the likelihood he would

commit another sex crime, the need for deterrence and protection of the public, and

his need for intensive treatment--we conclude that the sentence is not unreasonable.

See United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005) (requiring review for

unreasonableness).

After reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75,

80 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant

counsel leave to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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United States Court of Appeals

For The Eighth Circuit

Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse 

111 South 10th Street, Room 24.329

St. Louis, Missouri 63102

Michael E. Gans

 Clerk of Court

VOICE (314) 244-2400

FAX (314) 244-2780

www.ca8.uscourts.gov

 March 06, 2007 

Mr. Mark F. Hampton 

HAMPTON & LARKOWSKI 

308 S. Louisiana 

Little Rock, AR 72201-0000 

 RE: 05-4366 United States v. Richard Norris, II 

Dear Counsel: 

 The court has issued an opinion in this case. Judgment has been entered in accordance 

with the opinion. The opinion will be released to the public at 10:00a.m. today. Please hold the 

opinion in confidence until that time. 

 Please review Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Eighth Circuit Rules on postsubmission procedure to ensure that any contemplated filing is timely and in compliance with the 

rules. Note particularly that petitions for rehearing and petitions for rehearing en banc must be 

received in the clerk's office within 14 days of the date of the entry of judgment. No grace period 

for mailing is allowed, and the date of the postmark is irrelevant. Any petition for rehearing or 

petition for rehearing en banc which is not received within the 14 day period for filing permitted 

by FRAP 40 may be denied as untimely. 

 In counseled cases, any petition for panel rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc that 

is filed must also include a diskette or CD-Rom containing an electronic version of your petition. 

The diskette or CD-Rom must be submitted in Portable Document Format(PDF) and scanned for 

viruses, in conformance with the requirements set forth in 8th Cir. R. 28A(d)(2) and (3). 

 Michael E. Gans 

 Clerk of Court 

dms 

Enclosure(s) 

cc: Mr. Jim McCormack 

 Mr. Richard Orville Norris II 

 Mr. Joseph James Volpe 

 

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Notice of Docket Activity

The following transaction was filed on 03/06/2007 

Case Name: United States v. Richard Norris, II

Case Number: 05-4366

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Docket Text:

PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: ROGER L. WOLLMAN ; DIANA E. 

MURPHY ; KERMIT E. BYE (UNPUBLISHED) [3285292] [05-4366]

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05-4366 Notice will be electronically mailed to:

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Volpe, Joseph James

05-4366 Notice will be mailed to:

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Hampton, Mark F.

HAMPTON & LARKOWSKI

308 S. Louisiana

Little Rock, AR 72201-0000 

Norris, Richard Orville, II

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

P.O. Box 1000

Butner, NC 27509-1000 

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