United States v. Vernon Williams ( 2020 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-2857
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United States of America,
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee,
v.
Vernon Williams,
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville
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Submitted: March 18, 2020
Filed: March 23, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Vernon Williams appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he
pleaded guilty to a drug offense. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed
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The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Arkansas.
a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the substantive
reasonableness of Williams’s sentence.
Upon careful review under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard, see Gall
v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 41 (2007), we conclude that the district court did not
impose an unreasonable sentence. The court properly considered the factors set forth
in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and there is no indication that the court committed a clear
error of judgment in weighing relevant factors. See United States v. Salazar-Aleman,
741 F.3d 878, 881 (8th Cir. 2013) (standard of review). Further, having
independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find
no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion and
affirm.
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