UNITED STATES v. CANADY (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Matthew Antione CANADY, also known as Matthew Canady Defendant-Appellant

No. 20-1704

Decided: February 10, 2021

Before KELLY, MELLOY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.

Richard D. Westphal, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, Melisa K. Zaehringer, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Davenport, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellee Matthew Antione Canady, Pro Se

[Unpublished]

Matthew Canady appeals the district court's ¹ order denying his motion for relief under the First Step Act of 2018. See Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. His appointed attorney has filed a brief arguing that the district court erred in denying relief. Counsel has also moved to withdraw.

After careful review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to reduce Canady's prison sentence. See United States v. McDonald, 944 F.3d 769, 771 (8th Cir. 2019) (reviewing the district court's decision to grant or deny a reduction authorized under First Step Act for an abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm and grant counsel leave to withdraw.

FOOTNOTES

1. The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

PER CURIAM.

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