United States v. Fredy Morales-Alvarez ( 2021 )


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  •                  United States Court of Appeals
    For the Eighth Circuit
    ___________________________
    No. 20-2522
    ___________________________
    United States of America
    lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
    v.
    Fredy Juan Morales-Alvarez
    lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
    ____________
    Appeal from United States District Court
    for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern
    ____________
    Submitted: January 07, 2021
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    [Unpublished]
    ____________
    Before LOKEN, BENTON, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
    ____________
    PER CURIAM.
    Fredy Juan Morales-Alvarez appeals after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense,
    and the district court1 imposed a sentence at the bottom of the advisory sentencing
    1
    The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Judge for the Northern
    District of Iowa.
    guideline range. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under
    Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967), challenging the sentence as substantively
    unreasonable.
    Having reviewed the record under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard
    of review, 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.
    See United States v. Feemster, 
    572 F.3d 455
    , 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc); see
    also United States v. Dunn, 
    928 F.3d 688
    , 694 (8th Cir. 2019). Furthermore, 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.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 20-2522

Filed Date: 1/12/2021

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 1/12/2021