United States v. Joshua Berryhill, No. 18-3055 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Kelly and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. Missouri second-degree robbery is a crime of violence under the sentencing guidelines - see U.S. v. Parker, 929 F.3d 940 (8th Cir. 2019) - and the district court did not err in calculating defendant's advisory guidelines range. [ August 12, 2019
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-3055 ___________________________ United States of America, lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee, v. Joshua R. Berryhill, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: June 14, 2019 Filed: August 13, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Joshua Berryhill pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). At sentencing, the district court1 determined a base offense level of 20 because Berryhill committed the instant offense after “sustaining one felony conviction of . . . a crime of violence.” USSG § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A). The court concluded that either of Berryhill’s two prior Missouri felony convictions—second-degree robbery, in violation of Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.030, or armed criminal action, in violation of Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.015—qualified as a “crime of violence.” See USSG § 4B1.2(a). After calculating an advisory guideline range of 51 to 63 months’ imprisonment, the court varied downward from the range and sentenced Berryhill to 48 months’ imprisonment. Berryhill appeals, arguing that the court committed procedural error by finding that he had sustained a previous conviction for a crime of violence. We have since held, however, that Missouri second-degree robbery is indeed a crime of violence under the sentencing guidelines, United States v. Parker, 929 F.3d 940 (8th Cir. 2019), so Berryhill’s contention is foreclosed by circuit precedent. The district court did not err in calculating the advisory guideline range. The judgment of the district court is affirmed. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-
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