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United States v. Richardson

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Dec 3, 2020
No. 20-2490 (8th Cir. Dec. 3, 2020)

Opinion

No. 20-2490

12-03-2020

United States of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Anthony Donte Richardson, Defendant - Appellant.


Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central [Unpublished] Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Anthony Donte Richardson appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after Richardson pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.

The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. --------

Under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard, see Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 41 (2007), we conclude that the district court did not impose an unreasonable sentence. The court properly considered the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and there is no indication that the court overlooked a relevant factor, gave significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing relevant factors and imposing a sentence below the advisory sentencing guideline range. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc); see also United States v. Mays, 967 F.3d 748, 754 (8th Cir. 2020); United States v. Dunn, 928 F.3d 688, 694 (8th Cir. 2019). We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), and have found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.

Accordingly, we grant counsel's motion to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment.


Summaries of

United States v. Richardson

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Dec 3, 2020
No. 20-2490 (8th Cir. Dec. 3, 2020)
Case details for

United States v. Richardson

Case Details

Full title:United States of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Anthony Donte…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Dec 3, 2020

Citations

No. 20-2490 (8th Cir. Dec. 3, 2020)