United States of America v. Michael Christopher Lewis

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 21-1700
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Michael Christopher Lewis
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern
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Submitted: September 1, 2021
Filed: September 7, 2021
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Michael Lewis appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pleaded
guilty to drug and firearm offenses. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed
1The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
the Southern District of Iowa.

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a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the substantive
reasonableness of the sentence.
After careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose an
unreasonable sentence, as there was no indication that it overlooked a relevant 18
U.S.C. § 3553(a) factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in weighing relevant
factors, see United States v. Salazar-Aleman, 741 F.3d 878, 881 (8th Cir. 2013)
(standard of review); and the sentence was below the Guidelines range, see United
States v. Moore, 581 F.3d 681, 684 (8th Cir. 2009) (per curiam). Having
independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find
no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion and
affirm.
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