U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2009

United States v. Rayshawn Holloway

United States v. Rayshawn Holloway
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Decided October 6, 2009 · Per Curiam

United States v. Rayshawn Holloway

Opinion

NONPRECEDENTIALȱDISPOSITION Toȱbeȱcitedȱonlyȱinȱaccordanceȱwithȱ Fed.ȱR.ȱApp.ȱP.ȱ32.1

United States Court of Appeals ForȱtheȱSeventhȱCircuit Chicago,ȱIllinoisȱ60604 SubmittedȱOctoberȱ5,ȱ2009 DecidedȱOctoberȱ6,ȱ2009 Before WILLIAMȱJ.ȱBAUER,ȱCircuitȱJudge ȱȱȱ ILANAȱDIAMONDȱROVNER,ȱCircuitȱJudge ȱȱȱ DIANEȱS.ȱSYKES,ȱCircuitȱJudge No.ȱ08Ȭ3821 AppealȱfromȱtheȱUnitedȱStatesȱDistrictȱ UNITEDȱSTATESȱOFȱAMERICA, CourtȱforȱtheȱNorthernȱDistrictȱofȱIndiana, PlaintiffȬAppellee, SouthȱBendȱDivision.ȱ v. No.ȱ3:08ȬCRȬ00066 RAYSHAWNȱA.ȱHOLLOWAY, RobertȱL.ȱMiller,ȱJr., DefendantȬAppellant. ChiefȱJudge.

OȱRȱDȱEȱR RayshawnȱHollowayȱpleadedȱguiltyȱtoȱtwoȱcountsȱofȱbankȱrobbery.ȱȱSeeȱ18ȱU.S.C. §ȱ2113(a).ȱȱInȱhisȱpleaȱagreement,ȱheȱpromisedȱtoȱforgoȱanyȱappealȱofȱhisȱconvictionȱor sentence.ȱȱTheȱdistrictȱcourtȱsentencedȱhimȱtoȱconcurrent,ȱ120Ȭmonthȱtermsȱof imprisonment.ȱȱHollowayȱappeals,ȱbutȱhisȱappointedȱcounselȱhasȱmovedȱtoȱwithdraw becauseȱheȱcannotȱidentifyȱanyȱnonfrivolousȱargumentȱtoȱpursue.ȱȱSeeȱAndersȱv.ȱCalifornia, 386ȱU.S.ȱ738ȱ(1967).ȱȱHollowayȱopposesȱdismissalȱofȱhisȱappeal.ȱȱSeeȱCIR.ȱR.ȱ51(b).ȱ InȱhisȱRuleȱ51(b)ȱresponse,ȱHollowayȱproposesȱtoȱchallengeȱhisȱsentenceȱbutȱinforms usȱthatȱheȱdoesȱnotȱwishȱtoȱhaveȱhisȱguiltyȱpleaȱsetȱaside.ȱȱCounselȱthusȱappropriatelyȱomits anyȱdiscussionȱaboutȱtheȱadequacyȱofȱtheȱpleaȱcolloquyȱorȱtheȱvoluntarinessȱofȱtheȱguilty plea.ȱȱSeeȱUnitedȱStatesȱv.ȱKnox,ȱ287ȱF.3dȱ667,ȱ670Ȭ71ȱ(7thȱCir.ȱ2002).ȱȱButȱbecauseȱtheȱappeal waiverȱinȱtheȱpleaȱagreementȱstandsȱorȱfallsȱwithȱtheȱguiltyȱplea,ȱUnitedȱStatesȱv.ȱWilson, No.ȱ08Ȭ3821 Pageȱ2 481ȱF.3dȱ475,ȱ483ȱ(7thȱCir.ȱ2007);ȱUnitedȱStatesȱv.ȱNave,ȱ302ȱF.3dȱ719,ȱ721ȱ(7thȱCir.ȱ2002); UnitedȱStatesȱv.ȱHare,ȱ269ȱF.3dȱ859,ȱ860Ȭ61ȱ(7thȱCir.ȱ2001),ȱanyȱappellateȱissueȱconcerning Holloway’sȱsentenceȱwouldȱbeȱfrivolous.ȱȱ Accordingly,ȱweȱGRANTȱcounsel’sȱmotionȱtoȱwithdrawȱandȱDISMISSȱtheȱappeal.ȱȱ

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