United States of America v. Antonio Deshawn Russell

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 22-1600
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Antonio Deshawn Russell
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern
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Submitted: August 11, 2022
Filed: August 16, 2022
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Antonio Russell appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he
pleaded guilty to drug and firearm offenses. His counsel has moved to withdraw, and
1The Honorable John A. Jarvey, then Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa, now retired.

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has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the
substantive reasonableness of the sentence.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the sentence is not substantively
unreasonable, as the court did not commit a clear error of judgment in weighing the
appropriate sentencing factors, see United States v. Peithman, 917 F.3d 635, 653 (8th
Cir. 2019); United States v. Garcia, 946 F.3d 413, 419 (8th Cir. 2019); and the
sentence is below the Guidelines range, see United States v. Moore, 581 F.3d 681,
684 (8th Cir. 2009) (per curiam). We have also independently reviewed the record
under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues
for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm.
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