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Parties Involved:
Gary Michael Gatliff
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the

Western District of Arkansas. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3763

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Western 

* District of Arkansas.

Gary Michael Gatliff, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: June 4, 2004

Filed: June 17, 2004

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Before MELLOY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Gary Michael Gatliff pleaded guilty to willfully and knowingly transmitting in

interstate commerce a telephone communication containing a threat to injure a person,

in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c). The district court1

 sentenced him to 18 months

imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. On appeal, he argues that the district

court should have granted his motion for a downward departure based on his reduced

mental capacity. Given the district court’s explicit recognition of its authority to

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depart, its decision not to do so is unreviewable. See United States v. Koons, 300

F.3d 985, 993-94 (8th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, we affirm. 

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