United States v. Anthony Richardson

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: December 3, 2020
• Docket: 20-2490
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 20-2490 ___________________________

United States of America,

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee,

v.

Anthony Donte Richardson,

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant. ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________

Submitted: November 30, 2020 Filed: December 3, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________

Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Anthony Donte Richardson appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after Richardson pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. His

1 The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.

Under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard, see Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 41 (2007), we conclude that the district court did not impose an unreasonable sentence. The court properly considered the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and there is no indication that the court overlooked a relevant factor, gave significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing relevant factors and imposing a sentence below the advisory sentencing guideline range. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc); see also United States v. Mays, 967 F.3d 748, 754 (8th Cir. 2020); United States v. Dunn, 928 F.3d 688, 694 (8th Cir. 2019). We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), and have found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.

Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment. ______________________________

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