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United States v. Scott, 4th Cir. (2008)
United States v. Scott, 4th Cir. (2008)
No. 08-4627
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, Chief District
Judge. (2:07-cr-01225-DCN-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
December 5, 2008
PER CURIAM:
Nathan
sentence
the
E.
Scott
district
court
appeals
the
twenty-seven
imposed
after
he
pled
month
guilty
to
2250(a)
(2006).
Counsel
submitted
brief
pursuant
to
for
the
reasons
set
forth
below,
we
affirm
the
of
electronic
several occasions.
monitoring
and
home
detention
on
to sentencing.
the
lack
of
responsibility,
downward
pursuant
to
adjustment
U.S.
2
for
Sentencing
acceptance
Guidelines
of
Manual
nevertheless,
entitled
to
the
adjustment
because
his
USSG
3E1.1,
defendant
may
receive
responsibility
for
the
offense.
We
review
for
abuse
of
release.
1993).
Accordingly,
the
district
court
did
not
abuse
its
if
it
reasonable.
2005).
will
is
affirm
within
a
the
sentence
imposed
statutorily
by
the
prescribed
district
range
and
discretion standard.
590 (2007).
that
the
error,
district
such
as
court
committed
improperly
no
significant
calculating
the
procedural
guidelines
range.
United States v. Osborne, 514 F.3d 377, 387 (4th Cir.), cert.
denied,
128
S.
Ct.
2525
(2008).
In
assessing
sentencing
2006).
within
reasonable.
properly
calculated
We presume that a
guidelines
range
is
2007).
The
district
court
properly
calculated
the
advisory
guidelines
range
of
imprisonment
is
presumptively
reasonable.
Because there was no error in the application of the
Sentencing
Guidelines
and
the
district
court
stated
that
it
This court
the
Supreme
Court
of
the
United
States
for
further
review.
move
in
representation.
this
court
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
contentions
the
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
aid
the
the
materials
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED