United States of America v. Cecil Aldridge

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 13-2702
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Cecil Aldridge
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock
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Submitted: May 23, 2014
Filed: May 30, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Cecil Aldridge appeals his within-Guidelines-range sentence of 192 months,
following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Aldridge asserts the sentence is substantively unreasonable

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because the district court failed to adequately consider the sentencing factors set1
forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). We have carefully reviewed the record, see United
States v. Borromeo, 657 F.3d 754, 756 (8th Cir. 2011) (reviewing district court's
sentencing decision for an abuse of discretion), and find the district court properly
considered the relevant sentencing factors, see United States v. Blackmon, 662 F.3d
981, 988 (8th Cir. 2011) (finding the district court's § 3553(a) explanation was
sufficient and no particular recitation was necessary), and did not impose an
unreasonable sentence, see United States v. Petreikis, 551 F.3d 822, 824 (8th Cir.
2009) (applying presumption of substantive reasonableness to sentence within the
Guidelines range). Accordingly, we affirm.
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The Honorable James M. Moody, United States District Judge for the Eastern1
District of Arkansas.
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