United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 20-1704 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Matthew Antione Canady, also known as Matthew Canady

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

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

Submitted: February 4, 2021 Filed: February 10, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________

Before KELLY, MELLOY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Matthew Canady appeals the district court’s1 order denying his motion for relief under the First Step Act of 2018. See Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. His

1 The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. appointed attorney has filed a brief arguing that the district court erred in denying relief. Counsel has also moved to withdraw.

After careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to reduce Canady’s prison sentence. See United States v. McDonald, 944 F.3d 769, 771 (8th Cir. 2019) (reviewing the district court’s decision to grant or deny a reduction authorized under First Step Act for an abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm and grant counsel leave to withdraw. ______________________________

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