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Parties Involved:
Kevin McKee
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 19-2810

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Kevin McKee

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court

for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines

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Submitted: March 20, 2020

Filed: March 25, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before ERICKSON, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Kevin McKee appealsthe sentence the district court1imposed after he pleaded

guilty to a firearm offense. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has

1The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

the Southern District of Iowa.

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filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the

substantive reasonableness of the sentence.

After careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose an

unreasonable sentence. The court properly considered the factors set forth in 18

U.S.C. § 3553(a), and there is no indication that the court considered an improper or

irrelevant factor or committed a clear error in weighing relevant factors. See United

States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (discussing

appellate review of sentencing decisions). Further, the court imposed a sentence

within the Guidelines imprisonment range. See United States v. Callaway, 762 F.3d

754, 760 (8th Cir. 2014) (within-Guidelines-range sentence is presumed reasonable).

Having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75

(1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s

motion and affirm.

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