United States v. Jamil Steward, No. 21-3775 (8th Cir. 2022)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Loken, Grasz, and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. Anders case. Defendant's sentence was not substantively unreasonable. [ September 06, 2022 ]
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 21-3775 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Jamil Arthur Steward lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ____________ Submitted: September 6, 2022 Filed: September 8, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Jamil Steward appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pled guilty to drug and weapons offenses. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has 1 The Honorable John A. Jarvey, then Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, now retired. filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentence. After careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Steward. See United States v. Brown, 992 F.3d 665, 673 (8th Cir. 2021) (standard of review); United States v. Moore, 581 F.3d 681, 684 (8th Cir. 2009) (stating where district court has sentenced defendant below advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual range, “it is nearly inconceivable” sentencing court abused its discretion by not varying downward further). Additionally, having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw and affirm. ______________________________ -2-
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