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Unpublished
Unpublished
No. 07-4255
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham. William L. Osteen, Senior
District Judge. (1:02-cr-00087-WLO)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Rodney Lawrence pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to
launder money in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(a)(1)(A)(ii), (h)
(2000) (Count Two), and two counts of structuring transactions to
evade
reporting
requirements
in
violation
of
31
U.S.C.
Lawrence
We
vacated
in
Lawrences
sentence
and
remanded
for
resentencing
Lawrences
attorney
has
filed
brief
pursuant
to
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), stating that there were
no meritorious issues for appeal, but suggesting that the district
court erred in its imposition of sentence on remand.
Lawrence was
or
Lawrences
beyond
the
5324(d)(1) (2000).
admission,
statutory
which
maximum
increased
provided
by
Lawrences
31
U.S.C.
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See
United States v. White, 405 F.3d 208, 215 (4th Cir.), cert. denied,
126 S. Ct. 668 (2005).
find
no
error
because
Lawrence
Id. at 736.
pled
guilty
to
advisory,
properly
calculated
and
considered
the
advisory
is
therefore
presumptively
reasonable.
See
United
States v. Green, 436 F.3d 449, 457 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 126 S.
Ct. 2309 (2006); see also Rita v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456,
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597-98 (2007).
As required by Anders, we have reviewed the entire record
and have found no meritorious issues for appeal.
affirm Lawrences convictions and sentence.
We therefore
AFFIRMED
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