United States v. Jonathan Speidel
United States v. Jonathan Speidel
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 23-1458 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Jonathan Francis Speidel lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ___________________________ No. 23-1459 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Jonathan Francis Speidel lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeals from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________ Submitted: September 5, 2023 Filed: September 25, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.
In these consolidated appeals, Jonathan Speidel appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pleaded guilty to sex offenses. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the sentence as substantively unreasonable.
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) (en banc) (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). Further, the court imposed a sentence below the Guidelines range. See United States v. McCauley, 715 F.3d 1119, 1127 (8th Cir. 2013).
The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. -2- We have 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, and we grant counsel leave to withdraw. ______________________________
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