United States v. Chucky L. Wanton , 251 F. App'x 370 ( 2007 )


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  •                      United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 06-3502
    ___________
    United States of America,                *
    *
    Appellee,                   *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                                 * District Court for the
    * Western District of Arkansas.
    Chucky L. Wanton,                        *
    *    [UNPUBLISHED]
    Appellant.                  *
    ___________
    Submitted: September 27, 2007
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    ___________
    Before BYE, RILEY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Chucky L. Wanton appeals the 135-month prison sentence the district court1
    imposed after he pleaded guilty to distributing more than 50 grams of crack cocaine
    in violation of 
    21 U.S.C. § 841
    (a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(iii). In a brief filed under Anders
    v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967), Wanton’s counsel seeks to withdraw and questions
    the sentence’s reasonableness.
    1
    The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the Western
    District of Arkansas.
    We conclude that Wanton’s sentence--at the bottom of the applicable
    Guidelines range, and imposed following proper consideration of the 
    18 U.S.C. § 3553
    (a) factors--is not unreasonable. See Rita v. United States, 
    127 S. Ct. 2456
    ,
    2467-68 (2007) (allowing appellate presumption of reasonableness for sentences
    within Guidelines range); United States v. Booker, 
    543 U.S. 220
    , 261 (2005)
    (appellate courts review sentences for unreasonableness using § 3553(a) as guide).
    After reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 
    488 U.S. 75
    , 80
    (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues.
    Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw, and we affirm.
    ______________________________
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Document Info

Docket Number: 06-3502

Citation Numbers: 251 F. App'x 370

Filed Date: 10/18/2007

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 1/12/2023