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U.S. v. AKERS

No. 06-2804.

476 F.3d 602 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Celeste AKERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 9, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane W. Duke, U.S. Attorney's Office, Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Omar F. Greene, II, Federal Public Defender's Office, Little Rock, AR, Jerome T. Kearney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Fayetteville, AR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Celeste Akers, Fort Worth, TX, pro se.

Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Celeste Akers, a former federal corrections officer, pleaded guilty to smuggling powder cocaine into a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional facility in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1791. The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) advisory sentencing range was 46-57 months and the district court1 sentenced her to 46 months incarceration. On appeal, Akers argues the sentence is unreasonable. We affirm.

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