U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2024

United States v. Thein Maung

United States v. Thein Maung
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided May 22, 2024

United States v. Thein Maung

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 23-3289 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Thein Maung, also known as Joseph Ramarn lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________ Submitted: May 17, 2024 Filed: May 22, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, SHEPHERD, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

Thein Maung appeals after he pleaded guilty to multiple counts relating to a scheme to defraud the government and other individuals. His counsel has moved 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 court1 did not err in imposing the below-Guidelines sentence that Maung received, as the record reflects that the court properly calculated the Guidelines range and considered the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, and there is no indication the court overlooked a relevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing relevant factors. See United States v. Meza-Lopez, 808 F.3d 743, 745-46 (8th Cir. 2015); United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc); United States v. Moore, 581 F.3d 681, 684 (8th Cir. 2009) (per curiam).

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 grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm. ______________________________

The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. -2-

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