United States of America v. Lewis Heggs, Jr.

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-2631
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Lewis Heggs, Jr.
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul
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Submitted: February 2, 2017
Filed: February 10, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Lewis Heggs directly appeals after pleading guilty to being a felon in
possession of ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court1
The Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz, United States District Judge for the District1
of Minnesota.

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sentenced him to 96 months in prison, which was within the calculated Guidelines
range. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), questioning the reasonableness of Heggs’s sentence.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court did not impose an
unreasonable sentence. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir.
2009) (en banc) (reviewing sentences for abuse of discretion and noting that if a
sentence is within the Guidelines range, an appellate court may apply a presumption
of reasonableness). In addition, having independently reviewed the record pursuant
to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm.
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