Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-ca8-04-03742/USCOURTS-ca8-04-03742-0/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Douglas A. Packett
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

___________

No. 04-3742

___________

United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

*

v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

Douglas A. Packett, also known as * District of Nebraska.

Peckerwood, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

___________

Submitted: April 7, 2005

Filed: April 14, 2005

___________

Before BYE, RILEY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

___________

PER CURIAM.

Douglas Packett (Packett) challenges the sentence imposed by the district court

after Packett pled guilty to charges of (1) conspiring to distribute cocaine base and

methamphetamine, and (2) possessing a firearm in connection with that offense.

Judgment was entered on September 16, 2004, but Packett’s notice of appeal was not

filed until November 8, 2004. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A)(i) (requiring criminal

defendant to file notice of appeal within 10 days of entry of judgment). Although

Packett filed a motion for an extension of time in which to file his notice of appeal,

which the district court granted, the motion was filed more than 30 days after the 10-

day appeal period expired. Cf. Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(4) (“Upon a finding of excusable

Appellate Case: 04-3742 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/14/2005 Entry ID: 1891167
-2-

neglect or good cause, the district court may . . . extend the time to file a notice of

appeal for a period not to exceed 30 days from the expiration of the time otherwise

prescribed by [ ] Rule 4(b).”). Because the district court’s authority to extend the

time to file the notice of appeal ended before November 8, Packett’s notice of appeal

is untimely. Id. United States v. Carter, 990 F.2d 402, 403 (8th Cir. 1993) (per

curiam).

 

Because Packett’s notice of appeal was untimely filed, we dismiss the appeal

for lack of jurisdiction.

______________________________

Appellate Case: 04-3742 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/14/2005 Entry ID: 1891167