United States of America v. Demetrius Ingram

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-3038
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Demetrius Ingram
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: February 4, 2025
Filed: February 7, 2025
[Unpublished]
Before LOKEN, BENTON, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Demetrius Ingram appeals after the district court1 revoked his supervised
release and sentenced him to 8 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release.
Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
1 The Honorable Henry E. Autrey, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.

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Ingram’s counsel has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief that
argues the district court plainly erred by not explaining why it rejected the sentence
requested by Ingram, and by not stating specific reasons for the within-Guidelines
sentence. See United States v. Wood, 587 F.3d 882, 883-84 (8th Cir. 2009) (plain
error review). Upon careful review, this court concludes that Ingram has not shown
that he would have received a lighter sentence if the district court had engaged in a
longer explanation of his sentence. See United States v. Black, 670 F.3d 877, 881
(8th Cir. 2012) (defendant must show plain error that affected substantial rights, and
reasonable probability that he would have received lower sentence but for the error);
United States v. Guarino, 517 F.3d 1067, 1069 (8th Cir. 2008) (where district court
erred by failing to adequately explain reasons for sentence imposed, the error did not
affect defendant’s substantial rights, as he failed to show that, but for the error, he
would have probably received more favorable sentence).
The judgment is affirmed, and counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
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