United States v. Bruce Sonnenberg

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States v. Bruce Sonnenberg

Opinion

NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604

Submitted March 13, 2012* Decided March 13, 2012

Before

WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge

JOEL M. FLAUM, Circuit Judge

DAVID F. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge

No. 11‐2550

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States District Plaintiff‐Appellee, Court for the Western District of Wisconsin v. No. 3:08‐cr‐00159 BRUCE SONNENBERG, Defendant‐Appellant. James T. Moody, Judge.

O R D E R

This appeal is successive to our decision in United States v. Sonnenberg, 628 F.3d 361 (7th

* After an examination of the briefs and the record, we have concluded that oral argument is unnecessary. Thus, the appeal is submitted on the briefs and the record. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). No. 11‐2550 Page 2

Cir. 2010), which remanded Bruce Sonnenberg’s case for resentencing on the crack cocaine charges without the career offender enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines. On remand, the district court complied with our mandate and decided to reduce Sonnenberg’s sentence from 292 months to 262 months. Sonnenberg has appealed the new sentence, but his appointed counsel has filed an Anders brief asserting that she sees no non‐frivolous argument for appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Sonnenberg had an opportunity to respond under Circuit Rule 51, but he has not responded.

The Anders brief submitted by counsel shows careful attention to the record and to possible arguments that might be raised on appeal. The brief correctly concludes that Sonnenberg may not revisit issues that we decided against him in the first appeal, so the focus must be on the resentencing decision. The brief and record show that the district judge made no procedural errors. He considered the revised guideline calculation, recognized his discretion and responsibility under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), addressed arguments in mitigation, and imposed a sentence at the bottom of the revised guideline range, so that we would presume that the new sentence is reasonable. We agree that no non‐frivolous argument could be made to challenge the new sentence. We GRANT counsel’s motion to withdraw under Anders, and the appeal is DISMISSED. Attorney Bensky has the thanks of the court for her service to her client and the court.

Reference

Status
Unpublished