United States v. James Hubbell, No. 24-1801 (8th Cir. 2024)
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 24-1801 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. James Paul Hubbell lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern ____________ Submitted: October 15, 2024 Filed: October 21, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, SMITH, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. James Paul Hubbell appeals after the district court1 revoked his supervised release and sentenced him to 24 months in prison and 36 months of supervised 1 The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. release. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentence. We conclude that the sentence was not an abuse of discretion. See United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 916 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review). There is no indication that the district court failed to consider a relevant factor, gave significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing the relevant factors. See United States v. Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 923 (8th Cir. 2006) (considerations for reasonableness of sentence). Further, the sentence was within the statutory limits. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3) (maximum revocation prison term is 2 years if underlying offense is Class C felony); 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) (term of supervised release is life); see also United States v. Morin, 95 F.4th 592, 595 (8th Cir. 2024). Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and affirm. ______________________________ -2-
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