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Parties Involved:
Cesar Caransa-Torres
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. 03-2683

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the District

v. * of Nebraska.

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Cesar Caransa-Torres, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: April 21, 2004

Filed: April 23, 2004

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Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Cesar Caransa-Torres appeals the sentence imposed by the district court*

 after

Caransa-Torres pleaded guilty to drug charges. On appeal, Caransa-Torres's counsel

filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Although CaransaTorres was granted permission to file a pro se supplemental brief, he has not done so.

Counsel argues the Sentencing Guidelines and statutory minimum terms of

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imprisonment violate the Separation of Powers Doctrine and the Eighth Amendment.

These arguments fail. See Chapman v. United States, 500 U.S. 453, 467 (1991);

Mistretta v. United States, 488 U.S. 361, 380-84 (1989); United States v. Prior, 107

F.3d 654, 658-60 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 824 (1997). 

Having carefully reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488

U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Thus, we affirm the judgment of the

district court, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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