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Parties Involved:
Ronald Mazza
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-2452

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Ronald Mazza

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield

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 Submitted: March 4, 2016

Filed: March 10, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Ronald Mazza directlyappeals the below-Guidelines-range sentence the district

court imposed after he pled guilty to sex offenses. His counsel has moved to 1

The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the

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Western District of Missouri.

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withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),

arguing that the sentence is procedurally and substantively unsound. Mazza has

moved for appointment of new counsel on appeal.

We have carefully reviewed the district court’s sentencing decision and find

no abuse of discretion. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir.

2009) (en banc). Moreover, we have independently reviewed the record pursuant to

Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), and conclude there are no nonfrivolous issues. 

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted, the motion for new counsel is denied, and

the judgment is affirmed.

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