United States v. Christin Barnes

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 17-2952 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Christin Isaiah Barnes, also known as Christin Barnes-Sewell, also known as Christin Sewell-Barnes

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau ____________

Submitted: March 18, 2018 Filed: March 22, 2018 [Unpublished] ____________

Before BENTON, MURPHY, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Christin Barnes directly appeals after he pleaded guilty to methamphetamine distribution offenses, and the district court1 sentenced him below the calculated Guidelines range. His counsel has moved for leave to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), suggesting that the sentence is substantively unreasonable. After careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Salazar- Aleman, 741 F.3d 878, 881 (8th Cir. 2013) (discussing appellate review of sentencing decisions); see also United States v. Torres-Ojeda, 829 F.3d 1027, 1030 (8th Cir. 2016) (where defendant was sentenced below advisory Guidelines range, it is nearly inconceivable that district court abused its discretion in not varying downward still further).

Having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

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