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Parties Involved:
Eric Lamont Manuel
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-1033

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Arkansas.

Eric Lamont Manuel, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: December 6, 2007

Filed: December 20, 2007

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Before MURPHY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Eric Manuel appeals the 70-month sentence the district court1

 imposed after he

pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute at least 5 grams but less than 50

grams of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B). In a brief filed

under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Manuel’s counsel seeks permission

to withdraw.

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We conclude that Manuel’s within-Guidelines-range sentence is not

unreasonable because nothing in the record indicates the court overlooked a relevant

factor, gave significant weight to an improper factor, or, in weighing the appropriate

factors, made a clear error of judgment. See Rita v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456,

2462-68 (2007) (appellate presumption of reasonableness); United States v. Haack,

403 F.3d 997, 1003-04 (8th Cir. 2005) (factors used to review sentence for

reasonableness).

After reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75,

80 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm the district

court’s judgment and grant counsel leave to withdraw on condition that counsel

inform appellant about the procedures for filing petitions for rehearing and for

certiorari.

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