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Parties Involved:
John Douglas Clark
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-2951

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

v. * Northern District of Iowa.

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John Douglas Clark, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 5, 2004

Filed: May 10, 2004

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Before BYE, McMILLIAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

John Clark pleaded guilty to manufacturing and attempting to manufacture 50

grams or more of actual methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1),

841(b)(1)(A), and 846. The district court1

 reduced Clark’s offense level by 2 levels

for acceptance of responsibility, but denied an additional 1-level reduction under

U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1(b) because his notice of intent to plead guilty was untimely. The

court sentenced him to 140 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release, and

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stated it would have imposed the same sentence if it had granted the additional

reduction.

Clark now argues that he qualified for the additional 1-level reduction, but we

conclude that this issue is unreviewable. See United States v. Simpkins, 953 F.2d

443, 446 (8th Cir.) (where sentence imposed falls within Guidelines range urged by

appellant and it is clear sentencing court would have imposed same sentence

regardless whether appellant’s argument for lower Guidelines range ultimately

prevailed, matter is not reviewable), cert. denied, 504 U.S. 928 (1992).

Accordingly, we affirm.

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