United States of America v. Jamil Arthur Steward

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 21-3775
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Jamil Arthur Steward
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa
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Submitted: September 6, 2022
Filed: September 8, 2022
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jamil Steward appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pled
guilty to drug and weapons offenses. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has
1The Honorable John A. Jarvey, then Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa, now retired.

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filed a brief under 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 Steward. See United States v.
Brown, 992 F.3d 665, 673 (8th Cir. 2021) (standard of review); United States v.
Moore, 581 F.3d 681, 684 (8th Cir. 2009) (stating where district court has sentenced
defendant below advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual range, “it is
nearly inconceivable” sentencing court abused its discretion by not varying
downward further). Additionally, having independently reviewed the record under
Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.
Accordingly, we grant counsel leave to withdraw and affirm.
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