United States of America v. Michael Gray

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 22-2287
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United States of America,
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee,
v.
Michael Gray,
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central
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Submitted: October 31, 2022
Filed: November 10, 2022
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, MELLOY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Michael Gray appeals a sentence imposed by the district court1 after Gray
pleaded guilty to a child pornography offense. His counsel has moved to withdraw
1The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Arkansas.

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and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the
reasonableness of the sentence.
We conclude that Gray’s sentence was not unreasonable, as there is no
indication that the district court overlooked a relevant factor, gave significant weight
to an improper or irrelevant factor, or committed a clear error of judgment in
weighing the relevant factors, see United States v. Pickar, 666 F.3d 1167, 1169 (8th
Cir. 2012), and the court made an individualized assessment based on the facts
presented in its consideration of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, see United States v.
Mangum, 625 F.3d 466, 470 (8th Cir. 2010).
We have also independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75 (1988), and we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we
affirm, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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