United States v. Potts
United States v. Potts
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Carl Potts pleaded guilty to robbery after he and two accomplices robbed a liquor store in Wisconsin. See 18 U.S.C. § 1951.
Potts has not indicated that he wants his guilty plea set aside, so counsel properly omits any discussion of the adequacy of the plea colloquy or the voluntariness of the plea. See United States v. Knox, 287 F.3d 667, 670-72 (7th Cir. 2002).
Counsel does consider whether Potts could challenge his sentence as unreasonably high. The sentence is within the properly calculated guidelines range and therefore presumed reasonable. See Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 347, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007); United States v. Pillado, 656 F.3d 754, 772 (7th Cir. 2011). We are presented with no reason to set aside that presumption here. The district court meaningfully considered the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), emphasizing that Pott is addicted to drugs and alcohol and that prior terms of imprisonment failed to deter him from engaging in the dangerous crime spree that eventually led to his conviction.
We GRANT counsel’s motion to withdraw and DISMISS the appeal.
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- United States v. Carl B. POTTS
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