Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dustin T. McCLASKEY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-05-13
Citations: 375 F. App'x 621
Docket Number: No. 09-3310
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dustin T. McCLASKEY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KENNETH F. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge, ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge, JOHN DANIEL TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 375
Pages: 621–622

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dustin T. McCLASKEY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-3310.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Submitted May 12, 2010.
Decided May 13, 2010.
Thomas A. Keith, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Robert A. Alvarado, Richard H. Parsons, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KENNETH F. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge, ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge, JOHN DANIEL TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
ORDER
Dustin McClaskey pleaded guilty to one count each of possessing and producing child pornography, 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B), 2251(a), and to a forfeiture count stemming from those offenses, id. § 2253(a), (b). The district court imposed concurrent sentences of 120 months' imprisonment on the possession charge (the statutory maximum), id. § 2252A(b)(2), and 180 months' imprisonment on the production charge (the mandatory minimum), id. § 2251(e), followed by a lifelong term of supervised release. McClaskey appeals, but his appointed attorney has concluded that the appeal is frivolous and moves to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). McClaskey did not respond to our invitation to comment on counsel's submission, see Cir. R. 51(b). Considering only the issue presented in counsel's facially adequate brief, see United States v. Schuh, 289 F.3d 968, 973-74 (7th Cir.2002), we grant the motion to withdraw and dismiss the appeal.
McClaskey does not want his guilty plea vacated, so counsel appropriately refrains from discussing possible arguments about the voluntariness of the plea or the adequacy of the plea colloquy. See United States v. Knox, 287 F.3d 667, 671-72 (7th Cir.2002).
Instead, the sole issue identified by counsel is whether McClaskey could challenge his prison or supervised-release terms on grounds of reasonableness. Counsel concludes that any argument along these lines would be frivolous, and we agree. McClaskey's 180-month prison term was the minimum sentence allowed under § 2251(e), and absent a government motion to reduce the sentence based on substantial assistance, see 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e), the district court lacked authority to impose a lower term of imprisonment. Regarding the period of supervised release, the statute authorizes a lifetime of supervision for child pornography offenses, id. § 3583(k), and the policy statement accompanying the relevant guidelines provi sion recommends that the maximum term be imposed in such cases, see U.S.S.G. § 5D1.2(b)(2) (policy statement); United States v. Allison, 447 F.3d 402, 405 (5th Cir.2006); United States v. Hayes, 445 F.3d 536, 537 (2d Cir.2006). Moreover, the district court adequately considered not only this policy statement, but also the other factors required by § 3583(c) and § 3553(a), including McClaskey's relation to the victims, see § 3553(a)(1). Because the district court properly applied the guidelines and § 3553(a) in determining the duration of McClaskey's supervised release, we would presume that determination to be reasonable, see Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 347, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007). And since counsel gives us no reason to rebut that presumption, any challenge to McClaskey's sentence would be frivolous.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the appeal is DISMISSED.