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United States v. Roger Ford, 4th Cir. (2012)
United States v. Roger Ford, 4th Cir. (2012)
No. 12-4033
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore.
Benson Everett Legg, District Judge.
(1:10-cr-00336-BEL-5)
Submitted:
SHEDD,
Circuit
Decided:
Judges,
and
HAMILTON,
Senior
PER CURIAM:
Pursuant
to
written
plea
agreement,
Roger
Ford
relevant
that
stipulations:
(1)
the
conspiracy
involved
at
See
appeal.
On appeal, Fords counsel has filed a brief pursuant
to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), stating that there
are no meritorious issues for appeal, but questioning whether
the district court complied with the mandates of Rule 11 in
accepting Fords guilty plea and the reasonableness of Fords
sentence.
United States v.
To establish
plain error, [Ford] must show that an error occurred, that the
error was plain, and that the error affected his substantial
rights.
2007).
Government
that
we
do
not
have
jurisdiction
over
this
11(c)(1)(C)
his
imposed
plea
sentence
as
agreement
was
result
sentencing guidelines.
imposed
of
an
is
limited
in
violation
incorrect
to
of
circumstances
law
application
or
of
was
the
imprisonment.
See
21
U.S.C.
846;
21
U.S.C.A.
Additionally, Fords
Guidelines,
because
sentence
imposed
pursuant
to
Rule
Cir. 2005).
for
appeal.
Otherwise,
we
grant
appeal
to
Fords
as
We
the
therefore
affirm
Governments
sentence.
Fords
motion
Finally,
and
we
conviction.
dismiss
deny
the
appellate
may
move
representation.
in
and
materials
legal
before
court
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
this
contentions
are
adequately
this
and
argument
court
presented
would
not
in
the
aid
the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED IN PART;
DISMISSED IN PART
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