United States v. Jesus Medina
United States v. Jesus Medina
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 25-1586 ___________________________
United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jesus Everardo Medina
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Western ____________
Submitted: August 7, 2025 Filed: August 12, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________
Before SMITH, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM.
Jesus Medina appeals the within-Guidelines-range sentence the district court1 imposed after he pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. His counsel
1 The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that Medina’s sentence is 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 (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 within the Guidelines range. See United States v. Miner, 544 F.3d 930, 932 (8th Cir. 2008) (appellate court may presume sentence within properly calculated Guidelines range is reasonable).
Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw, and affirm. ______________________________
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