United States v. Jacob W. Deng

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Duane Benton, Pasco M. Bowman and Jane Kelly (UNPUBLISHED); Granting [4312641-2] motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Mr. Glenn Alan Shapiro. [4365793] [15-2612]

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 15-2612 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee v. Jacob W. Deng lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha ____________ Submitted: February 4, 2016 Filed: February 11, 2016 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BENTON, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Jacob Deng appeals from the judgment of the District Court1 entered after a jury found Deng guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 1 The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Appellate Case: 15-2612 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/11/2016 Entry ID: 4365793 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846; distribution of 5 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1); possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1); and being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). On appeal, in a brief filed under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), counsel for Deng challenges the 235-month prison sentence that the court imposed. After sustaining two of Deng’s objections to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines calculations in the presentence report, the District Court sentenced Deng at the bottom of the recalculated Guidelines range. After careful review, we conclude that the sentence was not substantively unreasonable. See United States v. Waters, 799 F.3d 964, 974–75 (8th Cir. 2015). We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), and we have found no nonfrivolous issues. We affirm the judgment and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. ______________________________ -2- Appellate Case: 15-2612 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/11/2016 Entry ID: 4365793

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