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Parties Involved:
Braiden Robert William Despenas
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 19-2650

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United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Braiden Robert William Despenas

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant

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Appeal from United States District Court

for the Northern District of Iowa - Ft. Dodge

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 Submitted: February 14, 2020

Filed: February 20, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Braiden Despenas appeals the sentence the district court1imposed after he

pleaded guilty to two firearms offenses. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has

1The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Judge for the Northern

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. Salazar-Aleman, 741 F.3d 878, 881 (8th Cir. 2013) (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) (stating that a 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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