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131019P.pdf   11/20/2013  United States  v.  Jamarlo Scales
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  13-1019
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Davenport   
   [PUBLISHED] [Chief Judge Riley, Author, with Bye and Gruender, Circuit 
   Judges] 
   Criminal Case - sentencing. District court followed the correct procedure 
   in sentencing by first determining the applicable advisory guidelines 
   range, considering the section 3553(a)factors in conjunction with 
   defendant's situation, and providing an individualized explanation for the 
   sentence. Upon review of arguments raised in defendant's pro se brief, 
   there was a factual basis in support of firearm violation in the 
   superseding indictment, the district court did not plainly err in 
   determining there was a factual basis for the plea, the criminal history 
   was properly calculated, the district court did not erred in amending the 
   judgment to include an order of forfeiture, and any error in sentencing 
   for one of the marijuana counts was harmless error.