United States of America v. Desire Ann Sepeda, also known as Desire Anna Sepeda

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-1032
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Desire Ann Sepeda, also known as Desire Anna Sepeda
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
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Submitted: October 25, 2019
Filed: October 30, 2019
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Desire Sepeda appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after she
pleaded guilty to a drug offense. Her counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed
1The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Iowa.

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a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that the district court
erred in denying a mitigating-role reduction.
After careful review, we conclude that the district court did not clearly err in
declining to apply a mitigating-role reduction. See United States v. Hunt, 840 F.3d
554, 557 (8th Cir. 2016) (standard of review). 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’s motion and affirm.
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