United States v. Eric Romero

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: James B. Loken, Michael J. Melloy and Duane Benton (UNPUBLISHED); Granting [3966559-2] motion to withdraw filed by Mr. Kevin M O'Brien. [4022586] [12-2872]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 12-2872
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Eric Phillip Romero
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul
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Submitted: April 4, 2013
Filed: April 8, 2013
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, MELLOY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Eric Romero appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pled guilty
to a drug charge. His counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders

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The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District
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v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the district court abused its discretion
by imposing a prison term that is greater than necessary and unreasonable.
Upon careful review, this court concludes that the district court did not abuse
its discretion in sentencing Romero. See United States v. Montgomery, 525 F.3d 627,
629 (8th Cir. 2008) (reviewing sentence under deferential abuse-of-discretion
standard). This court independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), and found no nonfrivolous issues.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted, and the judgment of the district court
is affirmed.
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