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Cen eca Jo hn so n ap pe a l s th e se nt en ce th at th e di st ric t co ur t im po se d on hi m 1 aft er he ple ad ed gu il ty to ba nk ro bb ery, in vi ol at io n of 18 U.S.C. § 21 13 (a) and (d ).

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 ct of I owa

.J o h n s o n ’s c ou ns el ha s m ov ed to wit hd raw, an d in a br ie f fil ed un de r And ers v.

Cal ifo rn ia , 38 6 U.S. 7 38 (19 67 ), co un se l arg ue s th at th e co ur t ab us ed it s di sc ret io n by de nyin g Jo hn so n’ s mo t i o n to wit hd raw hi s gu il ty pl ea, by im po si ng an

un reas on ab le se nt en ce, an d by im po si ng a co nd it io n of su pe rv is ed rel eas e req ui rin g Jo hn so n to su bm it to warra nt le ss se arch es

. Jo hn so n joi ns in so m e of th es e arg um en ts in hi s pr o se br ie f, an d ad ds arg um en ts th at he su ffer ed pr os ecu to ria l m is co nd uc t an d vi ol at io ns of do ub le jeop ard y , an d th e co ur t m is cal cu la te d hi s Gui de li ne s ran ge

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The f o reg oi ng arg um en ts fai l. Fi rs t, th e co ur t di d no t ab us e it s di sc ret io n by de nyin g Jo hn so n’s m ot io n, fil ed be fo re se nt en ci ng , to wit hd raw hi s gu il ty pl ea. W e ag ree wit h th e co ur t th at Jo hn so n fai le d to carr y hi s bu rd en of de m on st rat in g th at he ha d a fai r an d jus t reas on to wit hd raw hi s pl ea. See Fed

. R. Cri m

. P. 11 (d )(2 )(B) ; Uni te d St at es v. Yell , 18 F.3 d 58 1, 58 2 (8 th Ci r. 19 94 ) (s ta nd ard of rev ie w); Uni te d St at es v. Bah en a, 22 3 F.3 d 79 7, 80 6- 07 (8 th Ci r. 20 00 ). Jo hn so n’s va li d gu il ty pl ea fo recl os es an y ch al le ng e in th is ap pe al to pr e-p le a, no n- juri sd ic ti on al is su es , an d we

co nc lu de th at an y su rv iv in g cl ai m s reg ard in g p r os ecu to ria l m is co nd uc t an d do ub le jeop ard y are m eri tl es s an d do no t req ui re di sc us si on

. See Uni te d St at es v. Bro ce, 48 8 U.S. 56 3, 56 9, 5 7 5 ( 19 89 ); Uni te d St at es v. W hi te , 72 4 F.2 d 71 4, 71 6- 17 (8 th Ci r. 19 84 ) (p er cu ria m ).

As to Jo hn so n’s s e n t e n c e , se e Uni te d St at es v. Feem st er, 57 2 F.3 d 45 5, 46 1 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (en ba nc ) (ap pe ll at e rev ie w of se nt en ces ), th e di st ric t cou rt pro pe rly de te rm in ed th at J o h n s o n w a s a care er of fen de r, se e U.S.S.G. § 4B 1.1 (a); Uni te d St at es v. Cl ark e, 56 4 F.3 d 94 9, 95 5 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (d e no vo rev ie w) , an d di d no t im po se an un reas on ab le se nt en ce by va ry in g up ward aft er pr ov id in g m ul ti pl e reas on s fo r do in g so ba se d on sp eci fie d se nt en ci ng fact or s in 18 U.S.C. § 35 53 (a), se e Uni te d St at es v. W hi te Twin , 68 2 F.3 d 77 3, 77 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 12 ); Uni te d St at es v. Man gu m , 62 5 F.3 d 46 6, 47 0 (8 th Ci r. 20 10 ); Uni te d St at es v. Gate woo d, 43 8 F.3 d 89 4, 89 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 06 ). The co ur t al so d i d no t ab us e it s di sc ret io n by im po si ng th e sp eci al

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-su pe rv is ed -rel eas e co nd it io n, in li gh t of Jo hn so n’ s cri m in al hi st or y

. See 18 U.S.C.

§ 35 83 (d )(1 )-(3 ); Uni te d St at es v. Si m on s, 61 4 F.3 d 47 5, 47 8- 79 (8 th Ci r. 20 10 ) (s ta nd ard of r ev ie w).

Hav in g in de pe nd en tl y rev ie wed th e reco rd un de r Pen so n v. Ohi o, 48 8 U.S. 75 (1 98 8) , we fin d no no nf

riv ol ou s is su es fo r ap pe al

. Acco rd in gl y , we de ny Jo hn so n’s
pr o se m ot io n fo r n e w c o u ns el , an d we affi rm

. W e al so gr an t co un se l’s m ot io n to wit hd raw, su bjec t to co un se l in f o r mi n g Jo hn so n ab ou t pr oc ed ur es fo r se ek in g reh eari ng or f

il in g a pe ti ti on for

cert io rari

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