United States v. Maria Hernandez-Sotelo , 709 F. App'x 384 ( 2017 )


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  •                   United States Court of Appeals
    For the Eighth Circuit
    ___________________________
    No. 17-2420
    ___________________________
    United States of America,
    lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee,
    v.
    Maria Hernandez-Sotelo, also known as Maria Renaye De Leon,
    lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant.
    ____________
    Appeal from United States District Court
    for the Northern District of Iowa - Ft. Dodge
    ____________
    Submitted: December 13, 2017
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    [Unpublished]
    ____________
    Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
    ____________
    PER CURIAM.
    Maria Hernandez-Sotelo (Hernandez) directly appeals the within-Guidelines-
    range sentence the district court1 imposed after she pled guilty to misusing a social
    1
    The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern
    District of Iowa.
    security number. Counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief
    under Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
    (1967), arguing that the district court
    committed plain procedural error by failing to explain adequately the reasons for
    Hernandez’s sentence, and questioning the reasonableness of the sentence.
    After careful review, we conclude that no plain procedural error occurred, as
    the record as a whole demonstrates that the district court considered the relevant
    factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). See United States v. Chavarria-Ortiz, 
    828 F.3d 668
    , 670-71 (8th Cir. 2016) (discussing standard of review where defendant did not
    object to sufficiency of explanation at sentencing); see also United States v.
    Krzyzaniak, 
    702 F.3d 1082
    , 1085 (8th Cir. 2013). We also conclude that the district
    court did not impose an unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 
    572 F.3d 455
    , 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (reviewing sentence under deferential
    abuse-of-discretion standard; discussing substantive reasonableness); see also United
    States v. Callaway, 
    762 F.3d 754
    , 760 (8th Cir. 2014) (presuming sentence within
    Guidelines range is reasonable). In addition, having independently reviewed the
    record under Penson v. Ohio, 
    488 U.S. 75
    (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for
    appeal.
    Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. The judgment is
    affirmed.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 17-2420

Citation Numbers: 709 F. App'x 384

Judges: Wollman, Loken, Colloton

Filed Date: 12/18/2017

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/6/2024