United States of America v. William Matthew Plump

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 21-3477
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
William Matthew Plump
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
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Submitted: October 18, 2022
Filed: October 21, 2022
[Unpublished]
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Before ERICKSON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
William Plump received a 144-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty
to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1),
(b)(1)(A)(viii). He asks us to vacate his sentence due to alleged misstatements made
at sentencing.

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We conclude that Plump has failed to show that any of the alleged
misstatements affected his substantial rights. See United States v. Isler, 983 F.3d
335, 341, 343 (8th Cir. 2020) (applying the plain-error standard to unpreserved
claims of procedural sentencing error); United States v. Alaboudi, 786 F.3d 1136,
1141 (8th Cir. 2015) (using the same standard to evaluate unpreserved claims of
prosecutorial misconduct). The district court1 carefully explained its reasons for
imposing a 144-month sentence, and nothing (other than speculation) suggests that
it actually relied on any false information in sentencing him. See United States v.
Pirani, 406 F.3d 543, 553 (8th Cir. 2005) (en banc). We accordingly affirm the
judgment and deny the motion to supplement the record.
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1 The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Iowa.

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