United States of America v. Gerardo Morales-Ramirez

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3233
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Gerardo Morales-Ramirez
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Western
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Submitted: April 14, 2026
Filed: April 17, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Gerardo Morales-Ramirez appeals the sentence imposed by the district court1
after he pled guilty to being a felon found after illegal reentry. His counsel has
moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386
1 The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa.

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U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentence. Having
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
Upon careful review, this court concludes the district court did not abuse its
discretion in sentencing Morales-Ramirez. See United States v. Feemster, 572 F.3d
455, 461 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (standard of review); United States v. Miner, 544
F.3d 930, 932 (8th Cir. 2008) (presuming sentence within United States Sentencing
Guidelines Manual range is reasonable). Further, having independently reviewed
the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988), this court finds no non-
frivolous issues for appeal.
The judgment is affirmed and counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
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