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Dou gl as Bi dd le ch al l e ng es th e wit hi n- Gui de li ne s- ran ge se nt en ce th e di st ric t

co ur t im po se d a fte r he pl edgu il ty to con sp iri ng to di st rib ut e 50 0 gra m s or m or e of 1

The Hon or ab le Jo hn A. Ja rv ey , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e So ut he rn 1 Dis tri ctof I owa

.a m ix tu re or su bs ta nc e co nt ai ni ng m et ha m ph et am in e an d 50 gr am s or m or e of act ua l

m et ha m ph et am in e, in vi ol at io n of 21 U.S.C

. § § 84 1( a)(1 ), (b )(1 )(A) an d 84 6. His

co un se l ha s m ov ed to wit hd raw, an d fil ed a br ie f un de r Ander s v. Ca li fo rn ia , 38 6 U.S. 73 8 (1 96 7) , arg ui ng th at Bi dd le ’s se nten ce is un reas on ab le an d gr eat er th an ne ces sa ry to effe ct ua te th e p ur

po se s o f se nt en ci ng

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Upo n care fu l rev ie w, th is co ur t co nc lu de s th at Bi dd le ’s se nt en ce is no t

un reas on ab le

. The di st ric t co ur t th or ou gh ly ex pl ai ne d it s ch os en se nt en ce, rel ie d on
an d pr op erl y weig he d ap pr op ria te se nt en ci ng fact or s o nl y , and se nt en ced Bi dd le to

a pr is on te rm th at was wit hi n th e cal cu la te d Gui de li ne s ran ge an d th e st at ut or y li m it s. Se e Uni te d St at es v. Feems te r , 57 2 F.3 d 45 5, 46 0- 62 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (en ba nc ) (wh en
rev ie win g se nte nc es , ap pe ll at e co ur t ap pl ie s de fere nt ia l ab us e-o f-d is cret io n st an da rd , fi rs t en su rin g th at di st ric t co ur t co m m it te d no si gn ifi can t pr oc ed ur al erro r su ch as fai li ng to ad eq ua te ly ex pl ai n ch os en se nt en ce; d i s t r i c t co ur t ab us es it s di sc ret io n whe n it fai ls t o co ns id er rel ev an t fact or , gi ve s si gn ifi can t weig ht to im pr op er or irr el ev an t fact or , or co ns id ers on ly ap pr op ria te fact or s bu t in weig hi ng th os e fact or s
co m m it s cl ear erro r of jud gm en t; su bs ta nt i v e reas on ab le ne ss of se nt en ce un de r ab us e-o f-d is cret io n st an da rd ta ke s in to acco un t to ta li ty of ci rcu m st an ces ; if se nt en ce is wit hi n Gui de li ne s ran ge , ap pe ll at e co ur t m ay , bu t is no t req ui red to , ap pl y pr es um pt io n of reas on ab le ne ss ); se e al so 21 U.S.C. § 84 1( b) (1 )(A)(v ii i) (p ers on who vi ol at es 21 U.S.C. § 84 1( a) in cas e in vo lv in g 50 gr am s or m or e of m et ha m ph et am in e
or 50 0 gr am s or m or e of m ix tu re or su bs ta nc e co nt ai ni ng m et ha m ph et am in e sh al l be

se nt en ced to no t l es s t ha n 1 0 years o r m or e th an li fe i n p ris on ).

Hav in g rev ie wed th e reco rd in de pe nd en tl y un de r Pen so n v. Ohi o , 48 8 U.S. 75 (1 98 8) , th is co ur t fin ds no no nf riv ol ou s i s s u e s

. Thi s co ur t gr an ts co un se l le av e to wit hd raw, an d a ffi rm s.

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