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Parties Involved:
Geraldo Lopez-Topete
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Chief Judge, United States District

Court for the District of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3637

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Geraldo Lopez-Topete, *

also known as Abel De La Paz-Barrios, * [UNPUBLISHED]

*

Appellant. *

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Submitted: July 6, 2004

 Filed: July 26, 2004

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Before MELLOY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Geraldo Lopez-Topete appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1

 after

he pleaded guilty to one count of interstate travel in aid of unlawful activity, in

violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3). In a brief filed under Anders v. California, 386

U.S. 738 (1967), Lopez-Topete challenges the denial of a downward departure

motion based on diminished mental capacity. This argument amounts to an attack on

the district court’s discretionary refusal to depart downward, which in the

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circumstances of this case is unreviewable. See United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez,

350 F.3d 731, 734 (8th Cir. 2003).

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

(1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm. We also grant

counsel’s motion to withdraw.

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