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United States v. Yancey

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Dec 11, 2017
No. 17-1908 (8th Cir. Dec. 11, 2017)

Opinion

No. 17-1908

12-11-2017

United States of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. William Leo Yancey, Defendant - Appellant.


Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids [Unpublished] Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

William Yancey appeals after he pled guilty to a drug-related offense and the district court sentenced him to 188 months in prison, a term within the calculated Guidelines range. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), questioning the reasonableness of Yancey's prison term. Yancey has not filed a supplemental brief.

The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. --------

Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. David, 682 F.3d 1074, 1076-77 (8th Cir. 2012) (discussing appellate review of sentencing decisions); see also United States v. Callaway, 762 F.3d 754, 760 (8th Cir. 2014) (on appeal, within-Guidelines sentence may be presumed reasonable). In addition, 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.


Summaries of

United States v. Yancey

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Dec 11, 2017
No. 17-1908 (8th Cir. Dec. 11, 2017)
Case details for

United States v. Yancey

Case Details

Full title:United States of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. William Leo Yancey…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Dec 11, 2017

Citations

No. 17-1908 (8th Cir. Dec. 11, 2017)