Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael D. HOLIWAY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-02-14
Citations: 498 F. App'x 662
Docket Number: No. 12-2612
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael D. HOLIWAY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before MURPHY, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 498
Pages: 662–663

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael D. HOLIWAY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-2612.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Feb. 7, 2013.
Filed: Feb. 14, 2013.
Laine Cardarella, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.
D. Michael Green, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, for appellee.
Before MURPHY, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Michael Holiway appeals the within-Guidelines-range sentence the district court imposed after he pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). 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 sentence is greater than necessary to meet the statutory goals of sentencing.
Upon careful review, we find no basis for concluding that the district court im posed a sentence that was greater than necessary to meet the statutory goals of sentencing or otherwise abused its discretion in sentencing Holiway. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007) (discussing appellate court review of sentencing decision under abuse-of-discretion standard; noting that appellate court may apply presumption of reasonableness to within-Guidelines-range sentence); see also United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir.2009) (en banc) (describing ways in which district court might be found to have committed abuse of discretion).
Finally, having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
. The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.