United States v. John White, No. 20-3156 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Benton, and Stras, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. Anders case. Defendant's sentence was substantively reasonable. [ April 14, 2021 ]
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-3156 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. John Thomas White lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: April 7, 2021 Filed: April 15, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. John White received a 168-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). White’s counsel requests permission to withdraw and, in an Anders brief, suggests that the sentence is substantively unreasonable. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). We affirm. We conclude that White’s sentence is substantively reasonable. See United States v. McKanry, 628 F.3d 1010, 1022 (8th Cir. 2011) (recognizing that “it is nearly inconceivable” that once a district court has varied downward, it “abuse[s] its discretion in not varying downward [even] further” (quotation marks omitted)). The record establishes that the district court 1 sufficiently considered the statutory sentencing factors, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and did not rely on an improper factor or commit a clear error of judgment. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc). Finally, we have independently reviewed the record and conclude that no other non-frivolous issues exist. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82–83 (1988). We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court and grant counsel permission to withdraw. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Eric C. Tostrud, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. -2-
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