United States v. Shelton Oliver
United States v. Shelton Oliver
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 21-2805 ___________________________
United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Shelton Oliver, also known as Sinbad
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Western ____________
Submitted: January 10, 2022 Filed: January 13, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________
Before KELLY, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM.
Shelton Oliver appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 following this court’s remand for resentencing on his conviction for drug offenses. His counsel
1 The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the sentence.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a substantively unreasonable sentence, as the court properly considered the factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and did not err in weighing the relevant factors. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (sentences are reviewed for substantive reasonableness under deferential abuse of discretion standard; abuse of discretion occurs when court fails to consider relevant factor, gives significant weight to improper or irrelevant factor, or commits clear error of judgment in weighing appropriate factors); see also United States v. Mangum, 625 F.3d 466, 469-70 (8th Cir. 2010) (upward variance was reasonable where court made individualized assessment based on facts presented).
We have also independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), and we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. ______________________________
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