Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2022-12-20 17:00:25.87191+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                           For the Eighth Circuit
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                               No. 22-2086
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                            United States of America

                       lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

                                          v.

                  Nicholas Moron-Rivera, also known as Nico

                      lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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                    Appeal from United States District Court
                 for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith
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                         Submitted: December 15, 2022
                           Filed: December 20, 2022
                                 [Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Nicholas Moron-Rivera appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1
after he pleaded guilty to drug offenses. His counsel has moved for leave to

      1
      The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Arkansas.
withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
arguing that the sentence was unreasonable.

       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, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (reviewing
sentences for substantive reasonableness under deferential abuse of discretion
standard; abuse of discretion occurs when the court fails to consider relevant factor,
gives significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or commits a clear error
of judgment in weighing the appropriate factors). 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 we grant
counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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