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Parties Involved:
Jessica Martinez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, United States District Judge for the

District of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-1268

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Jessica Martinez, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: December 4, 2007

 Filed: December 20, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Jessica Martinez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with

intent to distribute at least 500 grams of a methamphetamine mixture in violation of

21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii), 846, which subjected her to a 10-year

minimum prison term. At sentencing, the district court1

 determined an advisory

Guidelines imprisonment range of 120-121 months (because of the mandatory

minimum sentence), granted the government’s motion to reduce her sentence based

on substantial assistance pursuant to USSG § 5K1.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e), and

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sentenced Martinez to 90 months in prison. On appeal, Martinez’s counsel has filed

a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that, in light of

the assistance Martinez provided, the reduction under the departure motion should

have been greater. Absent evidence of an unconstitutional motive, however,

Martinez’s displeasure with the extent of the district court’s reduction under § 3553(e)

is not reviewable. United States v. Dalton, 478 F.3d 879, 881-82 (8th Cir. 2007).

Further, after reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75,

80 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant

counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm.

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