United States v. Cody Donald Fitzwater

94 F.3d 649, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 37260, 1996 WL 443043

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: August 6, 1996
• Docket: 96-1948
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

94 F.3d 649

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UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Cody Donald FITZWATER, Appellant.

No. 96-1948.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Submitted: July 19, 1996.
Filed: August 6, 1996.

Before BOWMAN, MAGILL, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Cody Fitzwater pleaded guilty to knowingly and intentionally manufacturing marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). At sentencing, the district court1 denied Fitzwater's motion for a downward departure under U.S.S.G. §§ 5K2.0 or 5K2.11, p.s., and sentenced him to five months imprisonment followed by two years supervised release, the first five months of which are to be served in home confinement. Fitzwater appeals.

The district court's statements at sentencing clearly indicate that it did not find departure warranted by the facts of this case. Thus, its refusal to depart was an unreviewable exercise of discretion. See United States v. Rawe, 21 F.3d 850, 852 (8th Cir.1994) (per curiam). Accordingly, we affirm.

1 The Honorable H. Franklin Waters, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas