Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frederick Ben WEBB, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-01-09
Citations: 262 F. App'x 143
Docket Number: No. 07-11637
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frederick Ben WEBB, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before CARNES, BARKETT and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 262
Pages: 143–145

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frederick Ben WEBB, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-11637
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Jan. 9, 2008.
Mark J. O’Brien, O’Brien Bower, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
David Paul Rhodes, United States Attorney’s Office, Tampa, FL, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Before CARNES, BARKETT and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Frederick Ben Webb, Jr., appeals his conviction and sentence of 42 months of imprisonment following a plea of guilty to wire fraud. See 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Webb argues that the district court imposed an unreasonable sentence. Webb also argues that, because a prior indictment should have been dismissed with prejudice after the district court concluded that the government violated W ebb's right to a speedy trial, see 18 U.S.C. § 3161, the district court in this case should have dismissed Webb's later indictment with prejudice. We affirm.
We review a sentence for reasonableness, United States v. Talley, 431 F.3d 784, 785 (11th Cir.2005), which is "a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard," Gall v. United States, -U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 586, 590, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). We "must first ensure that the district court committed no significant procedural error, such as failing to calculate (or improperly calculating) the Guidelines range, treating the Guidelines as mandatory, failing to consider the § 3553(a) factors, selecting a sentence based on clearly erroneous facts, or failing to adequately explain the chosen sentence." Gall, at 597. We then "consider the substantive reasonableness of the sentence imposed under an abuse-of-discretion standard." Id. "[Wjhen the district court imposes a sentence within the advisory Guidelines range, we ordinarily will expect that choice to be a reasonable one." Talley, 431 F.3d at 788.
Webb argues that his sentence of 42 months of imprisonment is greater than necessary to fulfill the statutory goals of the Sentencing Reform Act. See 18 U.S.C. 3553(a). Webb contends that he timely pleaded guilty and should have received an additional reduction in his offense level. See United States Sentencing Guidelines § 3El.l(b) (Nov.2006). Although he acknowledges that a reduction under section 3El.l(b) is dependent on a motion by the government, Webb argues that, because he was entitled to a motion for a reduction and no motion was made, the district court should have exercised its discretion to vary downward from the advisory Guidelines range based on his timely plea of guilty. Webb also argues that his sentence was greater than necessary because his criminal history category overrepresented the seriousness of his criminal history.
Webb's sentencing arguments fail. The district court did not abuse its discretion when it sentenced Webb to 42 months of imprisonment. The sentence imposed was within the advisory sentencing Guidelines range of 37 to 46 months. The district court sentenced Webb after careful consideration of Webb's arguments in favor of mitigation, the advisory sentencing Guidelines, and the sentencing factors of section 3553(a), and the sentence imposed was reasonable. To the extent Webb argues that the district court erred when it denied Webb's motion for a downward departure based on overrepresentation of his criminal history, see U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3, the district court did not incorrectly believe that it lacked the authority to apply a departure and we are without jurisdiction to review the denial. See United States v. Winingear, 422 F.3d 1241, 1245 (11th Cir. 2005).
Webb's remaining argument that the indictment against him should have been dismissed with prejudice based on an earlier denial of a speedy trial also fails. Webb entered a plea of guilty to 32 charges of wire fraud, and Webb does not contend that his plea was conditional, involuntary, or not made knowingly. Webb's plea of guilty waived any nonjurisdictional defects, including any argument about the denial of his right to a speedy trial. See United States v. Yunis, 723 F.2d 795, 796 (11th Cir.1984). To the extent Webb argues that the present indictment violates the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment, this argument fails because the first indictment, which was dismissed for undue delay, did not put Webb in jeopardy. See United States v. Stricklin, 591 F.2d 1112, 1120 (5th Cir. 1979).
Webb's conviction and sentence are
AFFIRMED.