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Parties Involved:
Angel Cena-Vargas
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1020

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Northern

* District of Iowa.

Angel Cena-Vargas, *

C [Unpublished]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: October 29, 2004

Filed: November 17, 2004 

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Before RILEY, McMILLIAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Angel Cena-Vargas appeals from the final judgment entered in the District

Court1

 for the Northern District of Iowa upon his guilty plea to illegally reentering the

United States after deportation following a conviction for an aggravated felony in

violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). The district court sentenced appellant to

77 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),

arguing that the sentence was too harsh.

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This argument fails, as the sentence falls within § 1326(b)’s 20-year maximum

and is at the bottom of the appropriate Guidelines range. See 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a);

United States v. Smotherman, 326 F.3d 988, 989 (8th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied,

124 S. Ct. 293 (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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