United States of America v. Ramon W. Ford, also known as R-Lo

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-2737
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Ramon W. Ford, also known as R-Lo
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - St. Joseph
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Submitted: December 5, 2024
Filed: December 10, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Ramon W. Ford appeals after the district court1 revoked his supervised release
and sentenced him to a below-Guidelines term of imprisonment. His counsel has
1The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief challenging the substantive
reasonableness of the sentence.
We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the
sentence. See United States v. Miller, 557 F.3d 910, 917-18 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard
of review). There is no indication that the court failed to consider a relevant factor,
gave significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or committed a clear error
of judgment in weighing the factors. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e); United States v.
Larison, 432 F.3d 921, 923 (8th Cir. 2006) (considerations for reasonableness of
sentence); cf. United States v. Lazarski, 560 F.3d 731, 733 (8th Cir. 2009) (when
court imposed below-Guidelines-range sentence, it was “nearly inconceivable” that
it abused its discretion in not varying downward still further).
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the judgment.
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