United States v. Gonzalez-Qurioz
United States v. Gonzalez-Qurioz
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Aldegundo Gonzalez-Qurioz pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after having previously been removed, 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The district court adopted the guidelines imprisonment range of 30 to 37 months (based on an offense level of 17 and criminal history category of III) from the presentence investigation report and sentenced Gonzalez-Qurioz to 30 months. Gonzalez-Qurioz filed a notice of appeal, but his appointed lawyer seeks to withdraw on the ground that all possible claims are frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Gonzalez-Qurioz has not responded to counsel’s motion. See CIR. R. 51(b). We confine our review to the potential issues identified in counsel’s facially adequate brief. See United States v. Schuh, 289 F.3d 968, 973-74 (7th Cir. 2002).
Gonzalez-Qurioz has told counsel that he does not want his guilty plea set aside, so counsel properly omits any discussion about the adequacy of the plea colloquy or the voluntariness of the plea. See United States v. Knox, 287 F.3d 667, 670-72 (7th Cir. 2002).
Counsel considers whether GonzalezQurioz could challenge his sentence but properly concludes that such a challenge would be frivolous. Counsel cannot identify any reason to disregard the presumption that a within-guidelines sentence is reasonable, see Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 347, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007); United States v. Pape, 601
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the appeal is DISMISSED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- United States v. Aldegundo GONZALEZ-QURIOZ
- Status
- Published