United States v. Jeffrey Bedwell
Opinion
Jeffery Allen Bedwell appeals the sentence imposed by the district court 1 after he pleaded guilty to possessing unregistered explosive devices, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), 5845(f)(1), and 5871. Concluding that Bedwell’s prior Missouri convictions for second degree burglary of commercial buildings were crimes of violence for purposes of the Guidelines’ career offender provisions, the court determined that his advisory guidelines range was 121 to 151 months and sentenced Bed-well to the statutory maximum of 120 months in prison. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing that only burglary of a dwelling is a crime of violence as defined in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(2). As counsel and the district court recognized, we have repeatedly rejected this contention. See United States v. Stymiest, 581 F.3d 759, 767-69 (8th Cir. 2009); United States v. Bell, 445 F.3d 1086, 1090-91 (8th Cir. 2006).
We have reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and find no non-frivolous issues. The sentence imposed, which was the statutory maximum but below the applicable Guidelines range, is not unreasonable. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, subject to counsel informing appellant about the procedures for seeking rehearing from this court and filing a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States.
. The HONORABLE NANETTE K. LAUGHREY, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jeffrey Allen BEDWELL, Appellant
- Status
- Unpublished