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U.S. v. Johnson

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
May 3, 2007
223 F. App'x 533 (8th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 06-1399.

Submitted: April 27, 2007.

Filed: May 3, 2007.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

Maria R. Moran, U.S. Attorney's Office, Omaha, NE, for Appellee.

Denise E. Frost, Johnson Mock, Omaha, NE, for Appellant.

Freeman Johnson, Forrest City, AR, pro se.

Before RILEY, MAGILL, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


[UNPUBLISHED]


Freeman Johnson (Johnson) appeals the 141-month sentence the district court imposed after granting the government's Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) motion to reduce Johnson's sentence for his post-sentencing substantial assistance. Johnson's counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing Johnson's extensive cooperation warranted a 50% sentence reduction rather than a 40% reduction. Counsel's argument is unavailing. See United States v. Coppedge, 135 F.3d 598, 599 (8th Cir. 1998) (per curiam) (challenge to extent of sentence reduction upon government's Rule 35(b) motion was unreviewable because appeal was not based on any criteria listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a)); United States v. Haskins, 479 F.3d 955, 957 (8th Cir. 2007) (per curiam) (court lacks jurisdiction to consider reasonableness of sentence following Rule 35(b) reduction; United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), did not expand § 3742(a) to include appellate review of discretionary sentencing reductions).

The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska.

Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. We grant counsel's motion to withdraw, and we affirm.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Johnson

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
May 3, 2007
223 F. App'x 533 (8th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

U.S. v. Johnson

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Freeman JOHNSON, Appellant

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Date published: May 3, 2007

Citations

223 F. App'x 533 (8th Cir. 2007)