United States v. Jose Vazquez-Pacheco

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States v. Jose Vazquez-Pacheco

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 15-2683 ___________________________

United States of America,

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

Jose Alejandro Vazquez-Pacheco,

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant. ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids ____________

Submitted: November 6, 2015 Filed: November 17, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________

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

PER CURIAM.

Jose Vazquez-Pacheco directly appeals after he pled guilty to illegally reentering the United States, and the district court1 sentenced him within his

1 The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. calculated Guidelines range to 16 months in prison. His counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the district court imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence. Counsel has also moved to withdraw.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc); see also Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). In addition, having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm. ______________________________

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