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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Kunta Laushan BROWN, Defendant-Appellant
    No. 16-3348
    United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
    Submitted: February 14, 2017
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Amy L. Jennings, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Des Moines, IA, Maureen McGuire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, for Plaintiff-Appellee
    Kunta Laushan Brown, Pro Se
    Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

Kunta Brown directly appeals the sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded guilty to drug and firearm charges. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), questioning the reasonableness of Brown’s sentence.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose an unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (explaining that sentences are reviewed under deferential abuse-of-discretion standard and discussing substantive reasonableness). In addition, having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm. 
      
      . The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.