              United States Court of Appeals
                         For the Eighth Circuit
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                             No. 15-3927
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                          United States of America

                     lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee

                                        v.

                Darnell Michael Norton, also known as Dino

                   lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
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                 Appeal from United States District Court
               for the Northern District of Iowa - Sioux City
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                         Submitted: October 4, 2016
                          Filed: October 7, 2016
                              [Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
      Darnell Michael Norton appeals after the district court1 denied his motion for
a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Having jurisdiction under 28
U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

       The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a sentence reduction,
as it adequately examined the sentencing factors and public safety concerns, and
explained its reasoning. See United States v. Long, 757 F.3d 762, 763 (8th Cir. 2014)
(abuse-of-discretion review of discretionary decision whether to grant authorized §
3582(c)(2) modification); see also United States v. Curry, 584 F.3d 1102, 1103-05
(8th Cir. 2009) (district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to reduce
defendant’s sentence under § 3582(c)(2) due to defendant's criminal history).

      The judgment is affirmed and counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
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      1
       The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
the Northern District of Iowa.

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