United States of America v. Kevin Adams

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-2076
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Kevin Adams
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Western
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Submitted: October 9, 2024
Filed: October 15, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Kevin Adams appeals the above-Guidelines sentence the district court1
imposed after he pled guilty to an escape from custody. Having jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
1 The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa.

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Counsel moved for leave to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the sentence was substantively
unreasonable and that a within-Guidelines sentence would have served the interests
of justice. Upon careful review, this court concludes that the district court did not
impose a substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 572
F.3d 455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (abuse of discretion review); United States
v. Mangum, 625 F.3d 466, 469-70 (8th Cir. 2010) (upward variance reasonable
where court makes individualized assessment based on facts presented).
Having independently reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), this court finds no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The judgment is affirmed and counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
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