United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 16-3348 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Kunta Laushan Brown

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant ____________

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

Submitted: February 14, 2017 Filed: February 16, 2017 [Unpublished] ____________

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Kunta Brown directly appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pleaded guilty to drug and firearm charges. His counsel has moved to withdraw and

1 The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), questioning the reasonableness of Brown’s sentence.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose an unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (explaining that sentences are reviewed under deferential abuse-of- discretion standard and discussing substantive reasonableness). In addition, having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm. ______________________________

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