United States v. Ezequiel Rodriguez
United States v. Ezequiel Rodriguez
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 21-3499 ___________________________
United States of America,
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee,
v.
Ezequiel Rodriguez,
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant. ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith ____________
Submitted: June 1, 2022 Filed: June 6, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________
Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM.
Ezequiel Rodriguez appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed
1 The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the reasonableness of Rodriguez’s sentence. We conclude that the sentence was not substantively unreasonable, as there is no indication that the court overlooked a relevant factor, gave significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing the relevant factors. See United States v. David, 682 F.3d 1074, 1077 (8th Cir. 2012) (standard of review); United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc).
We have also independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. ______________________________
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