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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 03-1481 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Western * District of Missouri. Ronald Jay Riley, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: December 23, 2003 Filed: December 30, 2003 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Ronald Jay Riley pleaded guilty to conspiring to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, in violation of
21 U.S.C. § 846. The district court1 sentenced him to 70 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release. On appeal, Mr. Riley’s counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738(1967). 1 The Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. After careful review, we find the arguments raised in counsel’s Anders brief fail. The district court did not err by not departing from the Guidelines as Mr. Riley never moved for a departure; he agreed not to seek a departure, see United States v. Nguyen,
46 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir. 1995); disparity in codefendants’ sentences is not a proper basis for departure, see United States v. McKnight,
186 F.3d 867, 869 (8th Cir. 1999) (per curiam); he presented no evidence indicating his family ties and responsibilities were extraordinary, see United States v. Bieri,
21 F.3d 811, 814, 818 (8th Cir.), cert. denied,
513 U.S. 878(1994); and there was no basis for granting a substantial-assistance departure as the government never made a motion and there was no evidence that Mr. Riley gave the government any assistance, see United States v. Wolf,
270 F.3d 1188, 1190 (8th Cir. 2001). The district court did not have the authority to order incarceration at any particular facility as the Bureau of Prisons is solely responsible for that decision. See
18 U.S.C. § 3621. We also conclude that any ineffective-assistance claims should be presented (if at all) in a
28 U.S.C. § 2255motion. See United States v. Martinez-Cruz,
186 F.3d 1102, 1105 (8th Cir. 1999). Finally, we have reviewed the record independently pursuant to Penson v. Ohio,
488 U.S. 75(1988), and we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm. We also grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and deny the pending motion for a transfer. ______________________________ -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 03-1481
Citation Numbers: 84 F. App'x 717
Judges: Wollman, Fagg, Arnold
Filed Date: 12/30/2003
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 11/6/2024