United States v. Jay Monson, No. 18-3028 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Shepherd, Grasz and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. The court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal of an order reducing a sentence under Rule 35(b) as it does not meet the criteria of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3742(a).
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-3028 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Jay Monson lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Ft. Dodge ____________ Submitted: August 7, 2019 Filed: August 19, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Jay Monson appeals the district court’s1 amended judgment reducing his sentence under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b). 1 The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. We conclude that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because it does not meet the criteria of 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a). See United States v. Haskins, 479 F.3d 955, 957 (8th Cir. 2007) (per curiam) (jurisdiction over an appeal of a Rule 35(b) sentence is governed by § 3742(a); dismissing for lack of jurisdiction because appeal did not satisfy § 3742(a) criteria). Accordingly, we dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. ______________________________ -2-
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