Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Perdis COTTON, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-19
Citations: 162 F. App'x 672
Docket Number: No. 04-3869
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Perdis COTTON, Appellant.
Judges: Before MELLOY, FAGG, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 162
Pages: 672–673

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Perdis COTTON, Appellant.
No. 04-3869.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 12, 2006.
Decided Jan. 19, 2006.
Robert Francis Cryne, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Omaha, NE, for Appellee.
Michael J. Decker, Omaha, NE, for Appellant.
Perdis Cotton, Pekin, IL, pro se.
Before MELLOY, FAGG, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Perdis Cotton appeals the 150-month sentence the district court imposed after granting the government's Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) motion to reduce Cotton's sentence for his post-sentencing substantial assistance. His counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing that the reduction should have been even greater. Counsel's argument is unavailing. See United States v. Coppedge, 135 F.3d 598, 599 (8th Cir.1998) (per curiam) (extent of Rule 35(b) reduction is unreviewable); cf. United States v. Williams, 324 F.3d 1049, 1049-50 (8th Cir.2003) (per curiam) (refusal to depart further under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 is not reviewable unless defendant makes "substantial showing" that court's decision was based on unconstitutional motive).
Having reviewed the resentencing record 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 grant defense counsel's motion to withdraw, and we affirm.
. The Honorable Thomas M. Shanahan, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska.