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Parties Involved:
Matthew M. Cunningham
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 09-2636

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Matthew M. Cunningham, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: February 18, 2010

Filed: February 25, 2010

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Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

After Matthew Cunningham pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography,

in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), the district court1

 sentenced him to 120 months

in prison and 8 years of supervised release. 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.

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The sentence, which represents a substantial downward variance from the

advisory Guidelines range of 188-235 months, is not unreasonable, see United States

v. Lazarski, 560 F.3d 731, 733 (8th Cir. 2009); and having reviewed the record under

Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues. 

Accordingly, we affirm, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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