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Parties Involved:
Luis Lira
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District of

Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3934

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the District

Luis Lira, also known as Luis Joel * of Minnesota.

Lira-Lopez, also known as Joel Lira- *

Lopez, also known as David Machuka- * [UNPUBLISHED]

Hernandez, also known as Manuel *

Machuka-Perez, *

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: August 26, 2004

Filed: August 31, 2004

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Before SMITH, FAGG, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Luis Lira appeals the sentence the district court*

 imposed after Lira pleaded

guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B) and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and illegally reentering the United States

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following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). Lira’s counsel has moved

to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),

arguing the court should have sentenced Lira below the statutory minimum.

We conclude the district court committed no error in not departing below the

statutory minimum sentence, because the government had not filed a substantialassistance motion and Lira did not qualify for safety-valve relief. See 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(e); U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2(a)(1); United States v. Chacon, 330 F.3d 1065, 1066 (8th

Cir. 2003). Having conducted an independent review under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.

75, 80 (1988), and finding no nonfrivolous issues, we affirm the judgment of the

district court. We also grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. 

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