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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 07-3815 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Southern District of Iowa. Aaron Michael Castro, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: May 27, 2009 Filed: June 2, 2009 ___________ Before RILEY, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Aaron Michael Castro pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(D) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (Count 1); possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A) and 2 (Count 2); and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(k) and 2 (Count 3). The district court1 imposed concurrent prison terms of 43 months on Counts 1 and 3, a consecutive prison term of 60 months on Count 2, and concurrent supervised release terms of 2 1 The Honorable John A. Jarvey, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. years on all counts. On appeal, Castro’s counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738(1967), arguing that the sentence is unreasonable. We conclude that the sentence, which was within the advisory Guidelines range, is not unreasonable. See Rita v. United States,
551 U.S. 338, 341 (2007); United States v. Lincoln,
413 F.3d 716, 717-18 (8th Cir. 2005). The district court considered relevant factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and nothing in the record suggests that the court misapplied those factors. See United States v. Haack,
403 F.3d 997, 1004 (8th Cir. 2005). Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio,
488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment, and we grant counsel leave to withdraw. ______________________________ -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 07-3815
Citation Numbers: 328 F. App'x 343
Filed Date: 6/2/2009
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023