United States v. Arizona Logan , 258 F. App'x 909 ( 2007 )


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  •                      United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 07-1429
    ___________
    United States,                           *
    *
    Appellee,                   *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                                 * District Court for the Eastern
    * District of Arkansas.
    Arizona Logan,                           *
    * [UNPUBLISHED]
    Appellant.                  *
    ___________
    Submitted: December 20, 2007
    Filed: December 21, 2007
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    Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Arizona Logan challenges the 136-month prison sentence the district court1
    imposed after he pleaded guilty to committing armed bank robbery and assaulting
    bank employees with a dangerous weapon during its commission, in violation of 
    18 U.S.C. § 2113
    (a), (d) (twenty-five-year maximum prison term). At sentencing, the
    district court granted the government’s motion for an acceptance-of-responsibility
    reduction, determined an advisory Guidelines range of 121-151 months, and – after
    stating that it had considered all of the 
    18 U.S.C. § 3553
    (a) factors and noting Logan’s
    1
    The Honorable J. Leon Holmes, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
    the Eastern District of Arkansas.
    history of substance abuse – imposed the 136-month prison sentence, 5 years of
    supervised release, and mandatory restitution of $23,175, representing the
    unrecovered portion of the robbery proceeds. On appeal, Logan’s counsel has filed
    a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967), requesting permission
    to withdraw and suggesting that the government should have moved for a substantial-
    assistance departure in light of information Logan provided regarding the alleged
    location of the unrecovered money, even though the information did not lead to
    recovery of the money and Logan failed a polygraph examination.
    The government’s decision not to file a motion for a downward departure based
    on substantial assistance may be challenged only if the defendant makes a substantial
    threshold showing of prosecutorial discrimination, irrational conduct, or bad faith.
    See United States v. Hardy, 
    325 F.3d 994
    , 996 (8th Cir. 2003). We conclude that
    Logan has made no such showing. We also conclude that Logan’s prison sentence,
    below the statutory maximum and within the applicable advisory Guidelines range,
    is presumptively reasonable. See Rita v. United States, 
    127 S. Ct. 2456
    , 2462 (2007);
    United States v. Harris, 
    493 F.3d 928
    , 932 (8th Cir. 2007). Furthermore, the record
    indicates that the district court appropriately considered the factors in section 3553(a),
    and nothing in it suggests that the court misapplied those factors. See Harris, 
    493 F.3d at 932-33
    .
    After reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 
    488 U.S. 75
    ,
    80 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant
    counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm.
    ______________________________
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Document Info

Docket Number: 07-1429

Citation Numbers: 258 F. App'x 909

Judges: Wollman, Colloton, Benton

Filed Date: 12/21/2007

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024