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Parties Involved:
Sebastian Burgos-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. 05-2230

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Sebastian Burgos-Martinez, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: March 3, 2006

Filed: March 15, 2006

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Before MURPHY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Sebastian Burgos-Martinez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and

possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture,

in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and the district court1

 imposed the statutory minimum

sentence of 120 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release. On appeal,

counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S.

738 (1967).

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Counsel’s Anders-brief arguments – that the district court should have granted

Burgos-Martinez safety-valve relief, and that the resulting sentence of 120 months

imprisonment was unreasonable under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) – are unavailing. It is

undisputed that Burgos-Martinez was unwilling to provide an interview to the

government about the offense and thus did not qualify for safety-valve relief, see 18

U.S.C. § 3553(f) (safety-valve relief requirements); and the district court imposed the

lowest sentence possible for the offense, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(viii). 

Having reviewed the record independently pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488

U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the

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

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