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Every decision we've filed under Anders Brief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the judgment in a criminal case involving drug and firearm charges. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California after finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a revocation sentence after independent review found no arguable issues of merit. Counsel was granted leave to withdraw under the Anders procedure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing Cheri Ann Palmer. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a below-Guidelines-range sentence imposed after the defendant pleaded guilty to drug and firearm offenses. The court granted counsel leave to withdraw following an Anders brief and an independent review of the record.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a seventy-two-month sentence imposed on Jimarus Westley Puckett for a firearm offense. The court rejected an Anders brief arguing the sentence was substantively unreasonable after finding the district court properly weighed statutory factors.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Maurice Devantay Kimbrough following an Anders brief motion. The court granted the appointed counsel's request to withdraw after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence of William Henry Riese, who was convicted of attempted child sex offenses. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw after finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Eighth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal in a child pornography case. The court found the defendant's appeal waiver enforceable and identified no non-frivolous issues outside its scope.