United States of America v. Zachary James Kruse

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-3272
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Zachary James Kruse
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids
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Submitted: March 4, 2024
Filed: March 7, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Zachary Kruse appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1 after he
pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy offense. His counsel has requested leave to
1The Honorable C.J. Williams, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the
Northern District of Iowa.

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withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
challenging the sentence as substantively unreasonable.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose a
substantively unreasonable sentence, as the court properly considered the factors
listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and did not err in weighing the relevant factors.
See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461–62 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc)
(sentences are reviewed for substantive reasonableness under deferential abuse-of-
discretion standard; abuse of discretion occurs when court fails to consider relevant
factor, gives significant weight to improper or irrelevant factor, or commits clear error
of judgment in weighing appropriate factors). Further, the court imposed a sentence
below the Guidelines range. See United States v. McCauley, 715 F.3d 1119, 1127
(8th Cir. 2013).
We have independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75 (1988), and have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we
affirm, and we grant counsel leave to withdraw.
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