Case Name: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. Jose Jaime LOPEZ, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-04-18
Citations: 61 F. App'x 317
Docket Number: No. 02-2954
Parties: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. Jose Jaime LOPEZ, Appellant.
Judges: Before HANSEN, MURPHY and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 61
Pages: 317–317

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. Jose Jaime LOPEZ, Appellant.
No. 02-2954.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted April 4, 2003.
Decided April 18, 2003.
Before HANSEN, MURPHY and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After Jose Jaime Lopez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute in excess of 100 kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(l)(B)(vii), the district court departed downward from the applicable Guidelines range and sentenced Lopez to 120 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release. On appeal, 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 departing further. After careful review of the record, we affirm.
The extent of the district court's departure is unreviewable, see United States v. McFarlane, 309 F.3d 510, 516 (8th Cir.2002), and upon reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. We also grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
A true copy.
. The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.