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Parties Involved:
Scott W. Graning
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

the District of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1411

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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

Scott W. Graning, *

* [Unpublished]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: November 26, 2004

Filed: December 14, 2004

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Before RILEY, McMILLIAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Scott Graning appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court1

 for

the District of Nebraska upon his guilty plea, pursuant to a written plea agreement,

to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and

924(a)(2). The district court sentenced Graning to 57 months imprisonment and 3

years supervised release. On appeal, his counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a

brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

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Construing the Anders brief as challenging the length of the sentence, we find

no error. Graning’s sentence falls within § 924(a)(2)’s 10-year maximum and is at

the bottom of the applicable Guidelines range of 57-71 months. See 18 U.S.C. §

3742(a); United States v. Smotherman, 326 F.3d 988, 989 (8th Cir.) (per curiam),

cert. denied, 540 U.S. 912 (2003). Having found no nonfrivolous issues after

reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we

affirm. We also grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. 

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