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Parties Involved:
Orin Fredrick Johnson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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

of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-2382

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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.

Orin Fredrick Johnson, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: August 7, 2006

Filed: August 14, 2006

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Before RILEY, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Orin Johnson appeals the 46-month prison sentence the district court1

 imposed

after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent

to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. His counsel has filed

a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the district court

erred in finding that Johnson’s post-arrest rehabilitation was not sufficiently

extraordinary to warrant a downward departure.

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While atypical post-offense rehabilitation can by itself be the basis for a

discretionary departure under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.0, see United States v. Chapman, 356

F.3d 843, 849 (8th Cir. 2004), the denial of such a motion is unreviewable where the

district court recognized its authority to depart downward and declined to do so, see

United States v. Vasquez, 433 F.3d 666, 670 (8th Cir. 2006).

Having reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we

conclude there are no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s

judgment, and we grant counsel leave to withdraw.

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