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Parties Involved:
Marvin Donal Rivera Fuentes
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-1386

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Marvin Donal Rivera Fuentes, also known as Marvin Donald Rivera Fuentes

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Southern District of Iowa - Davenport

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 Submitted: July 26, 2016

Filed: July 29, 2016 

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Marvin DonalRivera Fuentes, a citizen of Honduras, pleaded guilty to a charge

ofillegally reentering the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(1), and

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the district court sentenced him to 24 months in prison--representing a three-month 1

upward variance from the top of the calculated advisory Guidelines range--to be

followed by three years of supervised release. Rivera Fuentes’s counsel moves for

leave to withdraw, and in a brief filed under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738

(1967), he challenges the reasonableness of the prison sentence.

Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse

its discretion in imposing the 24-month sentence. See United States v. Allison, 814

F.3d 952, 953 (8th Cir. 2016) (standard of review). During the course of the

sentencing hearing, the district court heard, and commented on, Rivera Fuentes’s

arguments for sentencing leniency. Ultimately however, the court was persuaded, and

explained in detail that a three-month upward variance was appropriate because of

Rivera Fuentes’s history of drinking alcohol, driving while intoxicated, and driving

while barred fromdoing so, which had resulted inmultiple convictions, including one

for involuntary manslaughter. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) (court, in determining

particularsentence to be imposed, shall consider, inter alia, history and characteristics

of defendant, and need to protect public from further crimes of defendant); United

States v. Mangum, 625 F.3d 466, 470 (8th Cir. 2010) (upward variance is reasonable

where court makes individualized assessment of § 3553(a) factors based on facts

presented, and considers defendant’s proffered information).

We also conclude, upon review of the record as required by Penson v. Ohio,

488 U.S. 75 (1988), that there are no non-frivolous issues for appeal.

The judgment is affirmed, and counsel is granted leave to withdraw.

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The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the

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Southern District of Iowa.

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