United States of America v. Matthew Antione Canady, also known as Matthew Canady

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 20-1704
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Matthew Antione Canady, also known as Matthew Canady
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern
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Submitted: February 4, 2021
Filed: February 10, 2021
[Unpublished]
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Before KELLY, MELLOY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Matthew Canady appeals the district court’s1 order denying his motion for
relief under the First Step Act of 2018. See Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. His
1The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
the Southern District of Iowa.

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appointed attorney has filed a brief arguing that the district court erred in denying
relief. Counsel has also moved to withdraw.
After careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion
by declining to reduce Canady’s prison sentence. See United States v. McDonald,
944 F.3d 769, 771 (8th Cir. 2019) (reviewing the district court’s decision to grant or
deny a reduction authorized under First Step Act for an abuse of discretion).
Accordingly, we affirm and grant counsel leave to withdraw.
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