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Parties Involved:
Ramon W. Ford
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 24-2737

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Ramon W. Ford, also known as R-Lo

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - St. Joseph

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 Submitted: December 5, 2024

Filed: December 10, 2024

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Ramon W. Ford appeals after the district court1 revoked his supervised release

and sentenced him to a below-Guidelines term of imprisonment. His counsel has

1The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri.

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moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief challenging the substantive

reasonableness of the sentence. 

We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the

sentence. See United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 917-18 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard

of review). There is no indication that the court failed to consider a relevant factor,

gave significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or committed a clear error

of judgment in weighing the factors. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e); United States v.

Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 923 (8th Cir. 2006) (considerations for reasonableness of

sentence); cf. United States v. Lazarski, 560 F.3d 731, 733 (8th Cir. 2009) (when

court imposed below-Guidelines-range sentence, it was “nearly inconceivable” that

it abused its discretion in not varying downward still further). 

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

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