United States v. Allen Brown, Jr.

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Roger L. Wollman, Raymond W. Gruender and Duane Benton (UNPUBLISHED); Granting [3988196-2] motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Mr. Larry Darnell Hale. [4069030] [12-3552]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 12-3552
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Allen Brown, Jr., also known as AWAC
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: August 27, 2013
Filed: August 27, 2013
[Unpublished]
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Before WOLLMAN, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Allen Brown, Jr. directly appeals the within-Guidelines-range sentence the
district court1 imposed after he pled guilty to a firearm offense. His counsel has filed

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The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern
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a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), requesting a review of
Brown’s sentence for reasonableness. Upon careful review, this court has found
nothing in the record to suggest that any significant procedural error occurred at
sentencing or that the district court imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence.
See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 460-62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (when
reviewing sentences, appellate court applies deferential abuse-of-discretion standard,
ensuring that district court did not commit significant procedural error or impose
substantively unreasonable sentence; if sentence is within Guidelines range, appellate
court may, but is not required to, apply presumption of reasonableness).
This court has reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75
(1988), and found no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted, and the judgment is affirmed. See 8th
Cir. R. 47B.
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