USA v. Freddie Wilson

20-11475Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitJun 2, 2021

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 20-11475
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 8:13-cr-00207-SCB-TGW-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
FREDDIE WILSON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Florida
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(June 2, 2021)
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Before BRANCH, LUCK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
On June 5, 2015, we affirmed Freddie Wilson’s convictions for “converting
to his personal use United States Treasury checks issued as a result of fraudulently
filed federal income tax returns” and related offenses.1 United States v. Wilson,
788 F.3d 1298, 1304-05 (11th Cir. 2015). We also affirmed the sentence the
District Court imposed: incarceration for 102 months, restitution and a judgment of
forfeiture, both in the sum of $39,197.72. Then, on March 25, 2020, we affirmed
the District Court’s denial of his motion for sentence reduction.2 United States v.
Wilson, 799 F. App’x 792, 793 (11th Cir. 2020). We did so because he filed the
motion after serving his term of imprisonment in full. Id.
On April 2, 2020, Wilson, proceeding pro se, moved the District Court
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) for the early termination of his term of supervised
release. The Court denied his motion the next day, on April 3, 2020. Wilson
appeals the denial.3 We affirm.
1 A jury convicted Wilson on six counts for theft of government property, five counts of
aggravated identity theft, one count of conducting an unlawful monetary transaction and one
count of obstruction of proper administration of law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 641, 1028A,
1957 and 1505, respectively.
2 Wilson moved the District Court to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §
3582(c)(2) “based on Amendment 790 to the Sentencing Guidelines.” Wilson, 799 F. App’x at
793. 3 In his brief on appeal, Wilson challenges his convictions and sentences in addition to
appealing the District Court’s April 3, 2020 order. He did not present those challenges to the
District Court, and we do not consider them here.
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A district court, in the exercise of its discretion, see United States v.
Johnson, 877 F.3d 993, 997 (11th Cir. 2017), may order the early termination of a
defendant’s term of supervised release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1). If a
defendant is eligible for such relief, and we assume for sake of argument that
Wilson was, the district court may grant relief “after considering the factors set
forth in [§ 3553(a)(1), (2)(B)-(D), (4)-(7)].” 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1); Johnson, 877
F.3d at 997-98. In particular, the court must consider: the nature and
circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant;
the need for the sentence to afford adequate deterrence, protect the public from the
defendant’s further crimes, and provide the defendant with needed education or
treatment; the applicable kinds of sentence and guideline range under the
Sentencing Guidelines; any pertinent policy statement issued by the Sentencing
Commission; the need to avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities between
similarly situated defendants; and the need to provide restitution to any victims of
the offense. 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(1), (2)(B)-(D), (4)-(7).
In this case, in its order denying Wilson’s motion for early termination of his
term of supervised release, the District Court stated that “the relevant § 3553(a)
factors militate against early termination given the nature of Defendant’s offenses
and that Defendant was ordered to pay $39,197.72 in restitution, a significant
amount of which remains outstanding.”
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In his brief on appeal, Wilson has not challenged the District Court’s
consideration of the relevant § 3553(a) factors in denying his motion. The District
Court’s order of April 3, 2020 is accordingly
AFFIRMED.
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