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And rew In de li cat o Pet ers on pl ed gu il ty to be i n g a f e l o n in po ss es si on of

am m un it io n, in vi ol at io n of 18 U.S.C. § 92 2( g) (1 ) an d 18 U.S.C. § 92 4( a) ( 2 )

. Thedi st ric t co ur t se nt en ced hi m to 12 0 m on th s’ im

pr is on m en t, t he st at ut or y m ax im um 1

an d Gui de li ne s ran ge

. Hav in g juri sd ic ti on un de r 18 U.S.C. § 12 91 , th is co ur t affi rm s.

Pet ers on was a mem

be r of a st reet ga ng th at fir ed 30 sh ot s to ward a M in ne ap ol is ho sp it al on Aug us t 26 , 20 14

. He di d no t sh oo t a gu n hi m se lf b u t h a d po ss es se d th e am m

un it io n us ed in th e at ta ck

. Ped es tri an s in fro nt of th e ho sp it al were fo rced to ru n fo r co ve r. One bu ll et cam e da ng ero us ly cl os e to an in fan t. No on e was in jure d in th e at ta ck

. On Ja nu ary 5, 20 15 , Pet ers on was arre st ed fo r po ss es si on of bu rg la ry to ol s. He was se rv in g th at s t a t e se nt en ce whe n, in Aug us t 20 15 , he was in di ct ed fo r p a r t i c i p at in g in th e ho sp it al at ta ck

. Pet ers on cl ai m s th e di st ric t co ur t vi ol at ed hi s du e pr oc es s rig ht s by fai li ng to ru le on hi s ob jecti on s to th e Pres en te nc e In ve st ig at io n Rep or t (PSR ) an d ab us ed it s di sc ret io n by m ak in g hi s fed eral se nt en ce
co ns ecu ti ve to hi s s ta te sen te nc e.

The di st r i c t c o u r t pr op erl y ch os e no t to ru le on Pet ers on ’s ob jecti on s to th e PSR b ecau se th e o bjec te d- to m at eri al di d n ot affe ct sen te nc in g. Se e Fed. R. Crim. P. 32 (i) (3 )(B)

. Eve n so , Pet ers on arg ue s th e ob jecte d po rti on s sh ou ld be st ric ke n an d he sh ou ld be res en te nc ed

. Ru le 32 do es no t req ui re st rik in g th e ob jecte d- to m at eri al

. Unit ed Sta te s v. Ho

pk in s , 8 24 F.3 d 72 6, 73 5 (8 th Ci r. 20 16 ). “ A def en da nt ha s n o rig ht to be res en te nc ed when th e d is tri ct co ur t ex pr es sl y st at es it di d n ot rel y

on th e ch al le ng ed in fo rm at io n i n s en te nc in g.” Id

. (in te rn al qu ot at io n m ark s o m it te d)

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Thi s co ur t rev ie ws co ns ecu ti ve or co nc ur ren t se nt en ci ng fo r reas on ab le ne ss

. Unit ed St at es v. Poe , 76 4 F.3 d 91 4, 91 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 14 ). Thi s is si m il ar to an abu se of di sc ret io n r e v i ew. Unit ed St at es v. Ma th is , 45 1 F.3 d 93 9, 94 1 (8 th Ci r. 20 06 ). Thi s co ur t rev ie ws fo r ab us e of di sc ret io n by fir st , ex am in in g fo r pr oc ed ur al erro rs
an d se co nd , rev ie win g th e su bs ta nt iv e reas on ab le ne ss of th e se nt en ce. Unit ed St at es

The Hon or ab le Pat ric k J. Sch il tz , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e Dis tri ct 1 of Mi nn es ot a.
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ya nt , 60 6 F.3 d 91 2, 91 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 10 ). Dis tri ct co ur ts ha ve wid e an d br oa d di sc ret io n t o o rd er a co ns ecu ti ve sen te nc e to an un di sc ha rg ed sen te nc e. Id

. at 9 20

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Pet ers on arg ue s th at th e d i s t ric t co ur t ab us ed it s di sc ret io n by im po si ng a
co ns ecu ti ve se nt en ce. Se e id

. at 92 0- 21 . The d is tri ct co ur t ex pl ai ne d it s reas on fo r im po si ng a co ns ecu ti ve se nt en ce— th at th e cri m e was “ on e of th e mo s t de sp ic ab le cri m es ” it ha d se en

. The di st ric t co ur t di d no t pr oc ed ur al ly err be cau se it refe ren ced th e § 35 53 (a) fact or s an d th e co ns id erat io ns in U.S.S.G. § 5G1 .3, co m m en t 4. Id

. at 92 0. Pe te rs on ’s sen te nc e, wit hi n t he Gui de li ne s ra ng e, is su bs ta nt iv el y reas on ab le

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