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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Felix Valerio-Dominguez
Appellant

Document Text:

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The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-4137

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Arkansas.

Felix Valerio-Dominguez, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: October 3, 2007

Filed: October 12, 2007

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Before BYE, RILEY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Felix Valerio-Dominguez (Valerio-Dominguez) appeals the 30-month prison

sentence the district court1

 imposed after Valerio-Dominguez pled guilty to (1) reentering the United States as a previously deported alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C.

§ 1326; and (2) possessing a firearm as an illegal alien, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

§§ 922(g). In a brief filed under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), ValerioDominguez’s counsel seeks permission to withdraw.

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We conclude the district court properly calculated Valerio-Dominguez’s

advisory Guidelines sentencing range and the within-Guidelines sentence is not

unreasonable, because nothing in the record suggests the court overlooked a relevant

factor, gave significant weight to an improper factor, or made a clear error of

judgment in imposing the sentence. See Rita v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456, 2462-

68 (2007) (allowing appellate presumption of reasonableness for within-Guidelines

sentences); United States v. Haack, 403 F.3d 997, 1004 (8th Cir. 2005) (declaring the

factors used to review a sentence for reasonableness). After reviewing the record

independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous

issues.

We grant counsel leave to withdraw, and we affirm.

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