Case Name: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. George H. ROCK Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-02-08
Citations: 710 F. App'x 713
Docket Number: No. 17-2310
Parties: UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. George H. ROCK Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before GRUENDER, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 710
Pages: 713–714

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. George H. ROCK Defendant-Appellant
No. 17-2310
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted February 6, 2018
Filed February 8, 2018
Alison D. Dunning, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee
John Jenab, Jenab Law Firm, Olathe, KS, for Defendant-Appellant
George H. Rock, Pro Se
Before GRUENDER, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
George Rock appeals the above-guidelines sentence the district court imposed after he pleaded guilty to a felon-in-possession offense. His counsel has moved for leave 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), presenting as an issue whether Rock's sentence is unreasonable.
Upon careful review, we conclude that Rock's sentence is not unreasonable. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (reviewing sentence under deferential abuse-of-discretion standard); United States v. Mangum, 625 F.3d 466, 469-70 (8th Cir. 2010) (holding that upward variance was reasonable where court made individualized assessment of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors based on facts presented and considered defendant's proffered information). In addition, having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. "We remind counsel, however, of their obligation in filing an Anders brief. Such a brief must be done as an advocate for the appellant, not the government, and should refer to anything in the record that might arguably support the appeal." See United States v. Frazier, 133 F.3d 923, 923 (8th Cir. 1997) (per curiam) (citing Evans v. Clarke, 868 F.2d 267, 268 (8th Cir. 1989)).
Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw, and we affirm.
. The Honorable Greg Kays, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.