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Parties Involved:
ZoAnn Brown
Appellant
United States
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Mark W. Bennett, United States District Judge for the Northern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-2136

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Northern District of Iowa.

ZoAnn Brown, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: January 2, 2008

 Filed: February 4, 2008

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Before MURPHY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

ZoAnn Brown appeals the 292-month prison sentence the district court1

imposed after she pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or

more of a methamphetamine mixture containing 50 grams or more of actual

methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). In a brief filed

under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Brown’s counsel seeks permission

to withdraw.

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We conclude that Brown’s within-Guidelines-range sentence is not

unreasonable because nothing in the record indicates the court overlooked a relevant

factor, gave significant weight to an improper factor, or, in weighing the appropriate

factors, made a clear error of judgment. See Rita v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456,

2462-68 (2007) (appellate presumption of reasonableness); United States v. Haack,

403 F.3d 997, 1003-04 (8th Cir. 2005) (reasonableness factors).

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, conditioned on counsel informing appellant about the procedures for filing

a petition for rehearing for certiorari, and we affirm the district court’s judgment.

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