United States of America v. Rosco Demar Lewis

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2348
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Rosco Demar Lewis
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota
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Submitted: February 6, 2026
Filed: February 18, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Rosco Lewis appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after he pleaded
guilty to drug offenses. His counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief
1The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District
of Minnesota.

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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 Lewis. 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 that it is “nearly inconceivable” that the district
court abused its discretion in not varying further when it varied below the United
States Sentencing Guidelines Manual range). 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 to withdraw and
affirm.
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