US v. Sandra Kuhn

Filing

UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 3:13-cr-00058-GMG-RWT-1 Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [1000176505].. [17-4285]

Appeal: 17-4285

Doc: 20

Filed: 10/19/2017

Pg: 1 of 3

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 17-4285

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SANDRA E. KUHNS,
Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia,
at Martinsburg. Gina M. Groh, Chief District Judge. (3:13-cr-00058-GMG-RWT-1)

Submitted: October 17, 2017

Decided: October 19, 2017

Before FLOYD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Aaron D. Moss, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kristen M. Leddy, Research and
Writing Specialist, Martinsburg, West Virginia, for Appellant. Lara Kay OmpsBotteicher, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Martinsburg, West
Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Appeal: 17-4285

Doc: 20

Filed: 10/19/2017

Pg: 2 of 3

PER CURIAM:
Sandra E. Kuhns appeals the district court’s judgment revoking her supervised
release and sentencing her to one year and one day’s imprisonment. Kuhns’ counsel has
filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), stating that there are
no meritorious issues for appeal but questioning whether Kuhns’ sentence was
substantively unreasonable. Kuhns was advised of her right to file a pro se supplemental
brief, but she has not filed one. We affirm.
“A district court has broad discretion when imposing a sentence upon revocation
of supervised release. We will affirm a revocation sentence if it is within the statutory
maximum and is not plainly unreasonable.” United States v. Webb, 738 F.3d 638, 640
(4th Cir. 2013) (internal quotation marks omitted).

“When reviewing whether a

revocation sentence is plainly unreasonable, we must first determine whether it is
unreasonable at all.” United States v. Thompson, 595 F.3d 544, 546 (4th Cir. 2010). A
sentence is substantively reasonable if the district court states a proper basis for
concluding the defendant should receive the sentence imposed, up to the statutory
maximum. United States v. Crudup, 461 F.3d 433, 440 (4th Cir. 2006).
Applying these standards, we find that Kuhns’ sentence is not unreasonable, much
less plainly so. Further, in accordance with Anders, we have reviewed the entire record
in this case and have found no meritorious issues for appeal. We therefore affirm the
district court’s judgment. This court requires that counsel inform Kuhns, in writing, of
the right to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for further review. If Kuhns
requests that a petition be filed, but counsel believes that such a petition would be
2

Appeal: 17-4285

Doc: 20

Filed: 10/19/2017

Pg: 3 of 3

frivolous, then counsel may move in this court for leave to withdraw from representation.
Counsel’s motion must state that a copy thereof was served on Kuhns.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.

AFFIRMED

3