United States of America v. Antonio Ventura-Fuentes

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 13-3784
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Antonio Ventura-Fuentes
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock
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Submitted: June 5, 2014
Filed: June 10, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before BYE, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Antonio Ventura-Fuentes directly appeals the downward-departure sentence
imposed by the district court after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense. On appeal,1
The Honorable D.P. Marshall, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern1
District of Arkansas.

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counsel for Ventura-Fuentes seeks to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the sentence is unreasonable. Upon
careful review, we conclude that Ventura-Fuentes’s sentence is not unreasonable. See
United States v. Burns, 577 F.3d 887, 894-896 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (appellate
review of departure sentence). Having reviewed the record independently under
Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues. Therefore,
we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and affirm.
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