United States v. Matthew Canady, No. 20-1704 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Kelly, Melloy, and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. Anders case. The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendant's First Step Act motion for a sentencing reduction.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-1704 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Matthew Antione Canady, also known as Matthew Canady lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern ____________ Submitted: February 4, 2021 Filed: February 10, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before KELLY, MELLOY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Matthew Canady appeals the district court’s1 order denying his motion for relief under the First Step Act of 2018. See Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. His 1 The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. appointed attorney has filed a brief arguing that the district court erred in denying relief. Counsel has also moved to withdraw. After careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to reduce Canady’s prison sentence. See United States v. McDonald, 944 F.3d 769, 771 (8th Cir. 2019) (reviewing the district court’s decision to grant or deny a reduction authorized under First Step Act for an abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm and grant counsel leave to withdraw. ______________________________ -2-
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