Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jesus OJEDA-MARTINEZ, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-02-15
Citations: 121 F. App'x 171
Docket Number: No. 03-3976
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jesus OJEDA-MARTINEZ, Appellant.
Judges: Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 121
Pages: 171–171

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jesus OJEDA-MARTINEZ, Appellant.
No. 03-3976.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 3, 2005.
Decided Feb. 15, 2005.
Nancy A. Svoboda, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Omaha, NE, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jesus Ojeda-Martinez, Fort Dix, NJ, pro se.
Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Jesus Ojeda-Martinez (Ojeda) appeals the sentence the district court imposed after Ojeda pleaded guilty to a drug charge. Ojeda's 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). Ojeda has filed a supplemental brief challenging the district court's denial of safety-valve relief, and arguing amphetamine is improperly scheduled as a controlled substance. Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude the district court did not clearly err in denying Ojeda safety-valve relief. See United States v. Gutierrez-Maldonado, 328 F.3d 1018, 1019 (8th Cir.2003) (per curiam). We also conclude the drugs Ojeda was convicted of distributing provide a proper basis for criminal penalties, as both substances are explicitly referenced in 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). Upon our independent review 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, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.