Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Abram HARRIS, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-09-19
Citations: 429 F. App'x 629
Docket Number: No. 11-1914
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Abram HARRIS, Appellant.
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 429
Pages: 629–629

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Abram HARRIS, Appellant.
No. 11-1914.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 2, 2011.
Filed: Sept. 19, 2011.
Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Abram Harris pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). At sentencing, the district court declined a defense request for probation and imposed a sentence of 42 months in prison, within the undisputed advisory Guidelines range. On appeal, Harris's counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), seeking to withdraw and arguing that the sentence was unreasonable, and that probation would have been more appropriate.
We conclude, though, that Harris has not rebutted the presumption that his within-Guidelines-range prison sentence was substantively reasonable. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007) (if sentence is within Guidelines range, appellate court may apply presumption of reasonableness). We further conclude the district court committed no procedural error at sentencing and did not impose an unreasonable sentence. See id. (outlining steps in appellate review); United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir.2009) (en banc) (describing procedural error).
Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issue. Accordingly, we grant leave to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment.
. The Honorable J. Leon Holmes, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.