United States of America v. Rasheka Monique Mickeal

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-2975
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Rasheka Monique Mickeal
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa
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Submitted: March 7, 2024
Filed: March 14, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON,1 KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
1Judge Colloton became chief judge of the circuit on March 11, 2024. See 28
U.S.C. § 45(a)(1).

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Rasheka Mickeal appeals the sentence the district court2 imposed after she pled
guilty to possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of controlled substances. Her
counsel has moved to withdraw and has 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 Mickeal. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d 455, 461-62 (8th Cir.
2009) (en banc) (standard of review); see also United States v. Callaway, 762 F.3d
754, 760-61 (8th Cir. 2014) (presuming sentence reasonable if within United States
Sentencing Guidelines Manual range). Further, 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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2The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa.
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