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United States v. Joyner, 4th Cir. (2008)
United States v. Joyner, 4th Cir. (2008)
No. 07-4401
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, Senior
District Judge. (5:06-cr-00123-H-ALL)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Joe Clinton Joyner pleaded guilty to two counts of bank
robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a) (2000).
On appeal
for
standard.
reasonableness,
applying
an
abuse
of
discretion
sentencing
defendant,
district
court
must:
(1)
When
properly
that
range
serves
the
factors
set
out
in
18
U.S.C.
United States v.
Moreland, 437 F.3d 424, 433 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 126 S. Ct.
2054 (2006); Rita v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456, 2462-69 (2007)
(upholding presumption of reasonableness for within-guidelines
sentence).
Our
review
of
the
record
reveals
no
procedural
or
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See
Gall,
not
request
sentence
outside
cannot
overcome
the
of
the
Moreover, Joyner
guidelines,
or
presumptive
reasonableness
of
his
We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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