United States v. Dionte Green

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: October 30, 2024
• Docket: 24-2055
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-2055 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Dionte Jabari Green

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

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

Submitted: October 25, 2024 Filed: October 30, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, SMITH, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Dionte Green appeals the within-Guidelines sentence the district court1 imposed after he pled guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

1 The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing his sentence was substantively unreasonable.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Green, as it properly considered the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors; there was no indication that it overlooked a relevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing relevant factors; and the sentence was within the advisory Guidelines range. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (standard of review); United States v. Anderson, 90 F.4th 1226, 1227 (8th Cir. 2024) (district court has wide latitude in weighing relevant factors); United States v. Miner, 544 F.3d 930, 932 (8th Cir. 2008) (appellate court may presume sentence within properly calculated guidelines range is reasonable).

Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm and grant counsel's motion to withdraw. ______________________________

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