Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Heron VELEZ-PAZ, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-04-29
Citations: 323 F. App'x 484
Docket Number: No. 07-2987
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Heron VELEZ-PAZ, Appellant.
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 323
Pages: 484–484

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Heron VELEZ-PAZ, Appellant.
No. 07-2987.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: April 24, 2009.
Filed: April 29, 2009.
Clifford D. Wendel, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Des Moines, IA, for Appellee.
Rodney J. Ryan, Rodney J. Ryan, P.C., Des Moines, IA, for Appellant.
Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After Heron Velez-Paz pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after having been deported following an aggravated-felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2), the district court sentenced him within the advisory Guidelines range to 46 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release. On appeal, his counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
Counsel argues that Velez-Paz's conviction is not supported by sufficient evidence. We conclude that this argument is foreclosed by Velez-Paz's unconditional guilty plea. See United States v. Jennings, 12 F.3d 836, 839 (8th Cir.1994).
Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment.
. The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.