United States v. Dewuan Williams

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States v. Dewuan Williams, 691 F. App'x 281 (8th Cir. 2017)

United States v. Dewuan Williams

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Dewuan C. Williams directly appeals the sentence he received after pleading guilty to a felon-in-possession offense. His counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), in which she argues that Williams’s sentence is unreasonable and requests leave to withdraw.

Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court 1 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, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw, and we affirm Williams’s sentence.

1

. The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Dewuan C. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished