Court Opinion

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United States Court of Appeals
                             For the Eighth Circuit
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                                 No. 23-3271
                         ___________________________

                             United States of America

                                       Plaintiff - Appellee

                                         v.

                              Andre Darrell Jones, Jr.

                                    Defendant - Appellant
                                  ____________

                     Appeal from United States District Court
                    for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern
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                           Submitted: February 14, 2024
                             Filed: February 20, 2024
                                  [Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      After violating the conditions of supervised release, Andre Jones, Jr. received
a 14-month prison sentence. His counsel, who seeks permission to withdraw,
suggests the sentence is procedurally and substantively flawed. In a pro se filing,
Jones argues it is also illegal.
       We conclude otherwise. There was no procedural error because the record
establishes that the district court1 relied on only the stipulated violations, correctly
calculated the advisory range, and explained the upward variance. See United States
v. Krzyzaniak, 702 F.3d 1082, 1085 (8th Cir. 2013) (reviewing for plain error when
the defendant did not object and considering the whole sentencing record). It also
shows that Jones waived any challenge to the length of the sentence by expressly
“agree[ing] to the 14 months.” See United States v. Campbell, 764 F.3d 874, 878
(8th Cir. 2014) (explaining that a “defendant cannot complain that the district court
gave him exactly what his lawyer asked” (citation omitted)).

       Finally, the sentence is legal because it falls below the statutory maximum.
See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3) (setting a two-year limit for class C felonies). We
accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court and grant counsel permission
to withdraw.
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      1
        The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa.
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