United States v. John Stackhouse

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States v. John Stackhouse, 449 F. App'x 559 (8th Cir. 2012)

United States v. John Stackhouse

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

John Stackhouse appeals the sentence the district court 1 imposed upon resen-tencing, after he was found guilty by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not commit any procedural error in resentencing Stackhouse, and that his sentence is substantively reasonable. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007) (in reviewing sentence, appellate court first ensures that district court committed no significant procedural error, and then considers substantive reasonableness of sentence under abuse-of-discretion standard).

First — contrary to Stackhouse’s arguments on appeal — the court’s Guidelines calculations were correct, the court did not impose a sentencing enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), the court did not treat the Guidelines as mandatory, and the court was not obligated to order a new presen-tence report (PSR). See United States v. Quintieri, 306 F.3d 1217, 1234 (2d Cir. 2002) (Fed.R.Crim.P. 32 does not require *560 updated PSR for resentencing if, e.g., parties are given full opportunity to be heard and to supplement PSR as needed); United States v. Crank, 21 Fed.Appx. 521, 522-28 (8th Cir. 2001) (per curiam) (where basis for remand was limited, rejecting argument that district court should have required new PSR before resentencing); see also United States v. Bates, 584 F.3d 1105, 1108 (8th Cir. 2009) (district court’s interpretation and application of Guidelines are reviewed de novo, and its factual findings are reviewed for clear error).

Furthermore, the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the within-Guidelines-range sentence of 120 months in prison. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2) (maximum term of imprisonment for violation of § 922(g) is 10 years); U.S.S.G. § 5Gl.l(a) (where statutorily authorized maximum sentence is less than minimum of applicable Guideline range, statutorily authorized maximum sentence shall be Guideline sentence); see also Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128 S.Ct. 586 (if sentence is within Guidelines range, appellate court may apply presumption of reasonableness); United States v. Lozoya, 623 F.3d 624, 626 (8th Cir. 2010) (describing circumstances where court abuses its discretion, resulting in substantively unreasonable sentence).

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

1

. The Honorable Carol E. Jackson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John Arthur STACKHOUSE, Appellant
Status
Unpublished