Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Tramain M. WHITING, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-05-11
Citations: 375 F. App'x 651
Docket Number: No. 08-2535
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Tramain M. WHITING, Appellant.
Judges: Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 375
Pages: 651–652

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Tramain M. WHITING, Appellant.
No. 08-2535.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: May 7, 2010.
Filed: May 11, 2010.
Martin Joseph McLaughlin, Patrick J. Reinert, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellee.
Forest David Eastman, Clear Lake, IA, for Appellant.
Tramain M. Whiting, Waseca, MN, pro se.
Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Tramain Whiting appeals the sentence imposed by the district court following our remand for consideration of retroactive Guidelines amendments relating to crack cocaine. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing that the district court erred in not reducing Whiting's base offense level by the same 3 levels that the court reduced it during the original sentencing under U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(a)(3) (2006) (providing for varying reductions if defendant has base offense level of 32, 34, 36, or 38, and receives mitigating role reduction under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2).
We review the district court's Guidelines calculations de novo. See United States v. Yah, 500 F.3d 698, 702 (8th Cir.2007). On remand, the district court applied Amendment 715, which became effective on May 1, 2008. Under that amendment, Whiting's offense level — based on a marijuana equivalency for the crack cocaine, powder cocaine, and marijuana attributed to him— was reduced from level 34 to level 32. See U.S.S.G.App. C Supp., Amend. 715. Because the recalculated offense level was 32, the district court calculated a 2-level rather than 3-level reduction. See U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(a)(3) (if defendant is entitled to § 3B1.2 reduction, reduce base offense level of 32 by 2 levels, base offense level of 34 or 36 by 3 levels, and base offense level of 38 by 4 levels). We find no error in the district court's Guidelines calculations.
Further, after reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the amended judgment of the district court, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw, subject to counsel informing appellant about procedures for seeking rehearing or filing a petition for certiorari.
. The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.