United States of America v. LaRhonda Dawnielle Jenkins, also known as LaRonda Jenkins

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-2702
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
LaRhonda Dawnielle Jenkins, also known as LaRonda Jenkins
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa
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Submitted: October 23, 2023
Filed: November 2, 2023
[Unpublished]
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Before ERICKSON, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
LaRhonda Jenkins appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after she
pled guilty to perjury. Her counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under
1The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the substantive
reasonableness of the sentence.
After careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion
in sentencing Jenkins. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir.
2009) (en banc) (standard of review); see also United States v. McCauley, 715 F.3d
1119, 1127 (8th Cir. 2013) (noting when a district court has varied below Guidelines
range, it is “nearly inconceivable” that it abused its discretion in not varying
downward further). Further, having independently reviewed the record under Penson
v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly,
we grant counsel leave to withdraw and affirm.
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