United States v. Cabrera Basurto
Opinion
Ramiro Cabrera Basurto pleaded guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B). The district court 1 sentenced him to 46 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. On appeal, counsel has filed a brief and moved to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and Basurto has not filed a supplemental brief.
Counsel argues that Basurto’s sentence was unreasonable considering his crime, and that a supervised release condition requiring Basurto to report to a probation office upon reentering the United States violates his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. As neither of these arguments was raised below, our review is for plain error. See United States v. Sun Bear, 307 F.3d 747, 750 (8th Cir. 2002), cert, denied, — U.S. —, 123 S.Ct. 2275, 156 L.Ed.2d 133 (2003) (No. 02-9418). We reject counsel’s first argument because Basurto was sentenced within the Guidelines range corresponding to the Guidelines calculations to which he stipulated in his plea agreement. See United States v. Nguyen, 46 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir. 1995) (defendant who explicitly and voluntarily exposes himself to specific sentence may not challenge that punishment on appeal). Nor did the court plainly err in imposing the supervised release condition. See United States v. Calles-Abrego, 52 Fed. Appx. 320, 321 (8th Cir. Dec.12, 2002) (unpublished per curiam) (finding no plain error in imposition of same condition).
Having carefully reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.
A true copy.
. The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ramiro CABRERA BASURTO, Appellant
- Status
- Unpublished