United States v. Michael Watson

107 F.3d 876, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 7348, 1997 WL 78522

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: February 26, 1997
• Docket: 96-3316
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

107 F.3d 876

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UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Michael WATSON, Appellant.

No. 96-3316.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Feb. 26, 1997.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

On appeal from his cocaine-related sentence, Michael Watson contends he should have received an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction. We disagree. Having reviewed the record, we conclude Watson's state arrest for possessing cocaine while on bond awaiting sentencing in this case--after removing an electrical monitoring device he was required to wear as a condition of his release--provides ample justification for the district court's decision to deny the reduction. See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3E1.1 cmt. note 1(b); United States v. Nguyen, 52 F.3d 192, 194 (8th Cir.1995) (affirming denial of § 3E1.1 reduction when defendant committed similar type of offense while on bond). We affirm Watson's sentence.