United States v. Nathaniel Lacy ( 2024 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-3242
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Nathaniel Lacy, also known as Nathaniel Bradley
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Northern
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Submitted: April 23, 2024
Filed: April 26, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Nathaniel Lacy appeals after he pleaded guilty to a drug distribution offense
and the district court1 imposed a within-Guidelines sentence. His counsel has moved
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The Honorable Brian S. Miller, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738(1967), challenging the sentence as substantively unreasonable.
After careful review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its
discretion in sentencing Lacy. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62
(8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (standard of review); see also United States v. Callaway,
762 F.3d 754, 760 (8th Cir. 2014) (stating that on appeal, a within-Guidelines range
sentence is presumed reasonable).
We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we
affirm the judgment, and we grant counsel leave to withdraw.
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