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Co rey Lou is Hin es

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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Eas te rn Dis tri ct of M is so ur i - St . Lou is

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Su bm it te d: Ju ly 5, 20 13 Fi le d: Ju ly 11, 2 01 3 [Un pu bl is he d]

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PER CURI AM.

Co rey Lou is Hin es ap pe al s fo ll owi ng th e di st ric t co ur t’s or de r di sm is si ng 1
wit ho ut pr ejud ic e hi s m ot io n to co rrec t hi s se nt en ce, pu rp or te dl y pu rs ua nt to Fed eral

The Hon or ab le Hen ry E. Aut rey, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e East ern 1 Dis tri ct of M is so ur i.Ru le of Cri m in al Pro ced ur e 52 (b ). Bec au se Mr. Hin es ’s m ot io n w a s a t l e as t hi s

se co nd co ll at eral at ta ck on hi s se nt en ce, an d Mr. Hin es di d no t ob ta in t h i s c o u r t ’s

au th or iz at io n b e f

o r e f il in g th e m ot io n, it was th e fu nc ti on al eq ui va le nt of an

un au th or iz ed su cces si ve se ct io n 22 55 m ot io n, an d th e di st ric t co ur t pr op erl y di sm is se d it

. See U n i te d St at es v. Pat to n, 30 9 F.3 d 10 93
, 10 94 (8 th Ci r. 20 02 ) (p ris on ers m ay no t bypas s au th or iz at io n req ui rem en t by p ur po rti ng to in vo ke so m e
ot he r ru le or pr oc ed ur e); se e al so Bu rto n v. St ewart , 54 9 U.S. 14 7, 15 3 (2 00 7) (ab se nt
pr io r au th or iz at io n, di st ric t co ur t la ck s ju r i sd ic ti on to en te rta in su cces si ve § 22 55

m ot io n a nd sh ou ld di sm is s i t o r tr an sf er i t t o c ou rt o f ap pe al s)

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W e no te th at ev en if Mr. Hin es ’s Ru le 52 (b ) m ot io n co ul d be co ns id ered on it s

m eri ts , Mr. Hin es wou ld no t be en ti tl ed to rel ie f on th e cl ai m he ad va nc es

. Mr. Hin es

c or rect ly as se rts th at th e 71 -m on th pr is on se nt en ces im po se d by th e di st ric t co ur t
up on hi s co nv ic ti on s fo r co ns pi racy to co m m it So ci a l S e c u rit y frau d an d fo r th ree

co un ts of m is us e of a So ci al Secu rit y nu m be r ex ceed ed th e 60 -m on th st at ut or y

m ax im um fo r th es e of

fen se s. See 18 U.S.C. § 37 1 an d 42 U.S.C. § 40 8( a)(7 )(B)

. It is ev id en t, ho wev er, th at th e di st ric t co ur t in te nd ed to im po se a pr is on se nt en ce at th e
to p of Mr. Hin es ’s ad vi so ry se nt en ci ng ran ge fo r th es e co nv ic ti on s- -wh ic h was 57 to 71 m on th s- -an d th e di st ric t co ur t was au th o r i z e d t o do so , to ach ie ve th e to ta l
pu ni sh m en t of 71 m on th s. See U.S.S.G. § 5G1 .2(d ) (if se n t e n c e i mpo se d on co un t

carr y in g hi gh es t st at ut or y m ax im um is le ss th an to ta l pu ni sh m en t, th e n s en te nc e im po se d on ot he r co un t s sh al l ru n co ns ecu ti ve ly, bu t on ly to ex te nt ne ces sa ry to
pr od uc e co m

bi ne d se nt en ce eq ua l t o t o t a l pu ni sh m en t). An il le ga l se nt en ce al on e do es no t es ta bl is h th e pr ejud ic e ne ces sa ry fo r pl ai n erro r rel ie f. See Uni te d St at es v. Bo ss an y , 67 8 F.3 d 60 3, 60 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 12 ); Uni te d St a te s v. Diaz
, 29 6 F.3 d 68 0, 68 3- 85 (8 th Ci r.) (en ba nc ) (d efen da nt ’s su bs ta nt ia l rig ht s no t affe ct ed by se nt en ces th at ex ceed m ax im

um au th or iz ed by jury fin di ng s if di st ric t co ur t co ul d ha ve im po se d le ga l se nt en ces on ch al le ng ed co un ts an d us ed co ns ecu ti ve se nt en ces to ach ie ve sa m e
to ta l p un is hm en t u nd er U.S.S.G. § 5 G1.2 (d )), cer t. d en ie d, 5 37 U.S. 94 0 (2 00 2)

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