United States v. Carlos Quezada-Garcia ( 2024 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-1690
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Carlos Alonso Quezada-Garcia
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota
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Submitted: October 10, 2024
Filed: October 16, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, SMITH, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Carlos Alonso Quezada-Garcia appeals the sentence imposed by the district
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court after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense. His counsel has moved for leave to
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The Honorable Eric C. Tostrud, United States District Judge for the District
of Minnesota.
withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
challenging the sentence as substantively unreasonable.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a
substantively unreasonable sentence, as the court properly considered the factors
listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and did not err in weighing the relevant factors. See
United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (sentences
are reviewed for substantive reasonableness under deferential abuse-of-discretion
standard; abuse of discretion occurs when court fails to consider relevant factor, gives
significant weight to improper or irrelevant factor, or commits clear error of judgment
in weighing appropriate factors). Further, the court imposed a sentence below the
Guidelines range. See United States v. McCauley, 715 F.3d 1119, 1127 (8th Cir.
2013).
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 grant
counsel leave to withdraw, and affirm.
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