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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-4935
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
Terrence W. Boyle,
District Judge. (7:05-cr-00134-BO)
Submitted: May 23, 2007
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Following his guilty plea to one count of possession of
a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A.
922(g)(1), 924 (West 2000 & Supp. 2007), Johnny Lee Newkirk was
sentenced
to
fifty-one
months
in
prison.
Newkirk
appeals,
In sentencing a
defendant after United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005), the
district court must calculate the advisory guideline range and then
consider whether that range serves the factors set forth in [18
U.S.C.A.] 3553(a) and, if not, select a sentence that does serve
those factors.
v.
Moreland,
437
F.3d
424,
433
(4th
Cir.)
United
(internal
[A] defendant
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Newkirks fifty-one-month
prison term is the bottom of the guideline range and is below the
statutory maximum ten-year sentence under 18 U.S.C. 922(g).
We
find
of
that
Newkirk
has
failed
to
rebut
the
presumption
Newkirk
argues
that
he
is
entitled
to
be
3553(c)
(West
2000
&
Supp.
2007),
which
requires
Id.
not raise this objection in the district court, we review his claim
for plain error.
Newkirk has not shown that this error affected his substantial
rights, we conclude that the district courts omission did not
amount to plain error.
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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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