United States v. Jerrell Coates, No. 13-2307 (8th Cir. 2013)
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-2307 ___________________________ United States of America, lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Jerrell E. Coates, lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: November 5, 2013 Filed: November 12, 2013 [Unpublished] ____________ Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Jerrell Coates directly appeals after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and the district court1 imposed a sentence at the low end of 1 The Honorable Beth Phillips, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. the Guidelines range. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the prison term imposed by the district court is unreasonable. Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Coates. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc). Further, having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court, and we grant counsel s motion to withdraw, subject to counsel informing Coates about procedures for seeking rehearing or filing a petition for certiorari. ______________________________ -2-
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