United States v. Timothy Anderson

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: JAMES B. LOKEN, KERMIT E. BYE and STEVEN M. COLLOTON (UNPUBLISHED); Granting [3776734-2] motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Mr. John P. Messina. [3823065] [11-1426]

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 11-1426
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United States of America,
Appellee,
v.
Timothy Anderson,
Appellant.

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* Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the
* Northern District of Iowa.
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[UNPUBLISHED]
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Submitted: August 23, 2011
Filed: August 29, 2011
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Before LOKEN, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Timothy Anderson pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine base within 1,000 feet
of a playground after having previously been convicted of a felony drug offense, in
violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), 851, and 860. The district court1
sentenced Anderson to 235 months in prison and six years of supervised release, and
he appeals. On appeal, counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the sentence is greater than
necessary to achieve the goals set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).
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The HONORABLE LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge, United States District
Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

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Anderson has failed to rebut the presumption that his sentence, which falls
within the advisory Guidelines range, is not substantively unreasonable. See Gall v.
United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007); United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461
(8th Cir. 2009) (en banc). Additionally, having reviewed the record under Penson v.
Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, the judgment
of the district court is affirmed, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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