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Parties Involved:
Rafael Bernal-Gonzalez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Chief Judge, United States District Court

for the District of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-4031

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Rafael Bernal-Gonzalez, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: October 5, 2007

Filed: November 7, 2007

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Before MURPHY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Rafael Bernal-Gonzalez appeals the 87-month sentence the district court1

imposed upon his guilty plea to a drug offense, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1),

(b)(1), and 846. Bernal-Gonzalez’s counsel has filed a brief under Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and moves to withdraw. For reversal, he argues that

Bernal-Gonzalez’s sentence, which was imposed at the bottom of the uncontested

Guidelines range, is unreasonable. 

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We review Bernal-Gonzalez’s sentence for reasonableness, and given that it

falls within the advisory Guidelines range, it is presumptively reasonable. See Rita

v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456, 2462 (2007) (discussing presumption). We see no

basis in the record for concluding that Bernal-Gonzalez’s sentence is unreasonable,

see United States v. Haack, 403 F.3d 997, 1003-04 (8th Cir. 2005) (factors); and

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

(1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm, and

we grant counsel leave to withdraw.

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