United States v. Aaron Miles

Aaron Lamonte Miles pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender. His written plea agreement included an appeal waiver that applied to his conviction but not to his sentence. In this appeal, Miles’s counsel has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), challenging the reasonableness of the sentence imposed by the District Court. 1

We conclude that the District Court acted within its discretion by varying upward from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines range. See Gall v. United…