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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 02-2825 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Southern v. * District of Iowa. * Mario Antonio Ortega-Ibarra, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: December 3, 2002 Filed: December 16, 2002 ___________ Before LOKEN, FAGG, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Mario Antonio Ortega-Ibarra pleaded guilty to reentering the United States illegally after having been convicted of an aggravated felony and deported, in violation of
8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). At sentencing, the district court* denied Ortega-Ibarra's motion for a downward departure based on cultural assimilation and sentenced him to 70 months imprisonment and three years supervised release. * The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. On appeal, Ortega-Ibarra's counsel has filed a brief and moved to withdraw under Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738(1967). Counsel contends the district court abused its discretion in denying the downward-departure motion. We conclude the ruling is unreviewable because the district court acknowledged it had discretion to depart. See United States v. Correa,
167 F.3d 414, 417 (8th Cir. 1999). On independent review of the record under Penson v. Ohio,
488 U.S. 75(1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm. We also grant counsel's motion to withdraw. A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT. -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 02-2825
Citation Numbers: 53 F. App'x 392
Judges: Loken, Fagg, Murphy
Filed Date: 12/16/2002
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 11/6/2024