Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Max BOLDEN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-03-16
Citations: 680 F. App'x 506
Docket Number: No. 16-1794
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Max BOLDEN, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before BENTON, BEAM, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 680
Pages: 506–507

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Max BOLDEN, Defendant-Appellant
No. 16-1794
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: March 6, 2017
Filed: March 16, 2017
John E. Haak, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kevin Koliner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, for Plaintiff-Ap-pellee
Max Bolden, Pro Se
Before BENTON, BEAM, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Max Bolden appeals his sentence—nine months' imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release—following the district court's revocation of his supervised release. Bolden contends the nine-month sentence was substantively unreasonable because the district court did not consider the mitigating factors that Bolden suggested at sentencing. Bolden's advisory Guidelines range was six to twelve months in prison, and an additional period of supervised release could be imposed for any term of years to life. Bolden does not challenge the revocation itself and in fact admitted to each of the violations. Nor does Bolden appear to challenge the five-year period of supervised release.
A review of the Bureau of Prisons records indicates that Bolden has served his nine-month term and has been released. Because Bolden does not expressly challenge the revocation itself, or the reasonableness of the period of supervised release, his appeal is likely moot because he has been released from custody. United States v. Aden, 830 F.3d 812, 816 (8th Cir. 2016). However, to the extent Bolden's brief can be read to additionally include a challenge to the five-year period of supervised release, we find that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the current sentence. The record indicates that the district court considered Bolden's mitigation arguments and in fact engaged in a lengthy colloquy with Bolden wherein the court determined that Bolden had not accepted responsibility for his violations. Further, Bolden's penchant for violating the conditions of supervised release by drinking alcohol, taking illegal drugs, and missing required urine testing indicated a need for another lengthy period of supervised release following Bolden's discharge from custody. The within-Guidelines-range sentence ultimately imposed by the district court was eminently reasonable. United States v. Boelter, 806 F.3d 1134, 1136 (8th Cir. 2015) (reasonableness standard of review). We affirm.
. The Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota.