United States v. Antonio Alfaro, No. 11-2157 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. Anders case. District court did not impose an unreasonable sentence.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 11-2157 ___________ United States of America, Appellee, v. Antonio Alfaro, Appellant. * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the * Western District of Arkansas. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * ___________ Submitted: November 1, 2011 Filed: November 4, 2011 ___________ Before LOKEN, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Antonio Alfaro pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court1 sentenced him to 97 months in prison and 4 years of supervised release. On appeal, his counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the sentence was substantively unreasonable. 1 The Honorable Jimm Larry Hendren, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. We conclude that the district court did not impose an unreasonable sentence. The record reflects that the court considered relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, explained why it chose not to vary downward, and imposed a sentence at the low end of the undisputed Guidelines range. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 460-61 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc). Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issue. Accordingly, we grant counsel s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment. ______________________________ -2-
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