United States v. William Yancey
Opinion
William Yancey appeals after he pled guilty to a drug-related offense and the district court 1 sentenced him to 188 months in prison, a term within the calculated Guidelines range. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), questioning the reasonableness of Yancey’s prison term. Yancey has not filed a supplemental brief.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. David, 682 F.3d 1074, 1076-77 (8th Cir. 2012) (discussing appellate review of sentencing decisions); see also United States v. Callaway, 762 F.3d 754, 760 (8th Cir. 2014) (on appeal, within-Guidelines sentence may be presumed reasonable). In addition, we have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and have found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm.
. The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Leo YANCEY, Defendant-Appellant
- Status
- Unpublished