Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2021-09-30 15:03:23.275173+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                           For the Eighth Circuit
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                               No. 21-1921
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                             United States of America

                        lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

                                           v.

                             Stephen Alexander Miles

                      lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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                   Appeal from United States District Court
                   for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern
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                         Submitted: September 17, 2021
                           Filed: September 30, 2021
                                 [Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Stephen Miles appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he
pleaded guilty to a firearm offense. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw,

      1
       The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Iowa.
and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the
sentence.

       Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a
substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455,
461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (sentences are reviewed for substantive reasonableness under
deferential abuse of discretion standard; abuse of discretion occurs when court fails
to consider relevant factor, gives significant weight to improper or irrelevant factor,
or commits clear error of judgment in weighing appropriate factors). The record
establishes that the district court adequately considered the sentencing factors listed
in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). See United States v. Callaway, 762 F.3d 754, 760 (8th Cir.
2014) (on appeal, within-Guidelines-range sentence may be presumed reasonable).

      We have also independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), and we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we
affirm the judgment, and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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