Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-05-06 15:02:04.873272+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                            For the Eighth Circuit
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                                No. 23-3152
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                             United States of America

                        lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

                                           v.

                Leonard Fisher, also known as Leonard Fisher, Jr.

                      lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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                    Appeal from United States District Court
                    for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern
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                              Submitted: May 1, 2024
                                Filed: May 6, 2024
                                  [Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Leonard Fisher appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after a jury
found him guilty of a firearm charge. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has

      1
        The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa.
filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the
substantive reasonableness of the sentence.

       Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a
substantively unreasonable sentence, as the court properly considered the factors
listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and did not err in weighing the relevant factors. See
United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (substantive
reasonableness of sentence reviewed for abuse of discretion; 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).

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