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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Dustin Michael Whitford
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit 

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No. 19-3063

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United States of America

 Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Dustin Michael Whitford

 Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids

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Submitted: February 3, 2020

Filed: February 6, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before SHEPHERD, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Dustin Whitford appeals a within-Guidelines-range sentence of 12 months in 

prison for violating the conditions of supervised release. He challenges the 

substantive reasonableness of the sentence, and his attorney seeks permission to 

withdraw.

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We conclude that Whitford’s sentence is substantively reasonable. See United 

States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 917 (8th Cir. 2009) (reviewing the reasonableness of 

a revocation sentence for an abuse of discretion); United States v. Perkins, 526 F.3d 

1107, 1110 (8th Cir. 2008) (stating that a within-Guidelines-range sentence is 

presumptively reasonable). The record establishes that the district court1 sufficiently 

considered the statutory sentencing factors, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a), 3583(e)(3), and 

did not rely on an improper factor or commit a clear error of judgment. See United 

States v. Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 923–24 (8th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, we affirm the 

judgment and grant counsel permission to withdraw.

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The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Judge for the Northern 

District of Iowa.

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