United States v. Ronald Moorehead ( 2024 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-2075
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Ronald Antonio Moorehead
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville
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Submitted: November 4, 2024
Filed: November 7, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Ronald Moorehead appeals the within-Guidelines sentence imposed by the
district court1 after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense. His counsel has moved for
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The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Arkansas.
leave to 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).
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, and we grant counsel leave to withdraw.
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