United States v. Roberto V. Rivera, No. 14-1988 (8th Cir. 2014)

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Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. Sentence imposed upon the revocation of defendant's supervised release was not unreasonable. [ September 19, 2014

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-1988 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee v. Roberto V. Rivera lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of South Dakota - Sioux Falls ____________ Submitted: September 17, 2014 Filed: September 23, 2014 [Unpublished] ____________ Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Roberto Rivera directly appeals the statutory-maximum sentence that the district court1 imposed upon revoking his probation. For reversal, he argues that the sentence is substantively unreasonable. Upon careful review, we conclude that the sentence is not unreasonable, because the court properly considered the Chapter 7 policy statements and appropriate 18 U.S.C. ยง 3553(a) factors, and gave supporting reasons for its decision. See United States v. Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 924 (8th Cir. 2006) (affirming statutorymaximum revocation sentence where district court justified decision by giving supporting reasons); United States v. Tyson, 413 F.3d 824, 825 (8th Cir. 2005) (per curiam) (revocation sentences are reviewed for unreasonableness in accordance with United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005)). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. We also grant counsel s motion for leave to withdraw. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota. -2-

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