Case Name: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gregory M. JAMES Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-12-19
Citations: 709 F. App'x 387
Docket Number: No. 17-1291
Parties: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gregory M. JAMES Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN,' and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 709
Pages: 387–387

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gregory M. JAMES Defendant-Appellant
No. 17-1291
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: December 14, 2017
Filed: December 19, 2017
Stephanie Carlson Bengford, Connie Larson, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Gregory M. James, Pro Se
Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN,' and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM. .
In this direct criminal appeal, Gregory James challenges the sentence the district court imposed following his guilty plea to a child-support offense. His counsel has moved to withdraw and submitted a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), challenging the denial of acceptance of responsibility points, and a probation condition.
We conclude that the district court did not clearly err in denying acceptance-of-responsibility points, see United States v. Bastian, 603 F.3d 460, 465 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review), see United States v. Spurlock, 495 F.3d 1011, 1014 (8th Cir. 2007), and, in any event, any error was harmless, as James was sentenced below the Guidelines range that would have applied had he been granted a 3-point reduction for acceptance of responsibility, see United States v. Stong, 773 F.3d 920, 926 (8th Cir. 2014); and that his challenge to the probation condition is unavailing. Finally, we have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
Accordingly, we grant counsel's motion, and affirm.
. The Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota.