United States v. John Bennett
United States v. John Bennett
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 21-1913 ___________________________
United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
John Bennett
Defendant - Appellant ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________
Submitted: January 14, 2022 Filed: June 6, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________
Before COLLOTON, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM.
John Bennett pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court1 sentenced him to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On appeal, Bennett argues that the Government
1 The Honorable Stephen R. Clark, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. breached its obligation under his plea agreement to recommend a sentence of 12 months and one day in prison.
Bennett’s recent release from prison 2 moots his appeal, see Owen v. United States, 930 F.3d 989, 990 (8th Cir. 2019), even though he is still serving a term of supervised release. The Government only agreed to make a recommendation about Bennett’s custodial sentence. While the plea agreement contemplated that the district court would impose a term of supervised release, too, the parties did not bargain about that, and the only issue on appeal is the term of imprisonment. Since there is no remedy available to shorten imprisonment already served, see id., we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. ______________________________
2 According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Bennett was released from federal custody on April 8, 2022. See Find an Inmate, Fed. Bureau of Prisons, https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/. -2-
Reference
- Status
- Unpublished