United States v. Sergio Navarrete

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
DecidedOctober 21, 2009
Docket08-4145
StatusUnpublished

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United States v. Sergio Navarrete, (7th Cir. 2009).

Opinion

NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604

Submitted October 21, 2009 Decided October 21, 2009

Before

RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge

JOEL M. FLAUM, Circuit Judge

KENNETH F. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge

No. 08‐4145

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States District Plaintiff‐Appellee, Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. v. No. 07 CR 658‐2 SERGIO NAVARRETE, Defendant‐Appellant. George W. Lindberg, Judge.

O R D E R

Sergio Navarrete pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess more than five kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and the district court sentenced him to 151 months’ imprisonment. In his plea agreement he promised to forgo any appeal of his conviction or sentence. Navarrete filed a notice of appeal, but his appointed lawyers move to withdraw because they cannot identify any nonfrivolous argument to pursue. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Navarrete did not respond to counsel’s submission. See CIR. R. 51(b). Our review is limited to the potential issues identified in counsel’s facially adequate brief. United States v. Cano‐Rodriguez, 552 F.3d 637, 638 (7th Cir. 2009); United States v. Schuh, 289 F.3d 968, 973‐74 (7th Cir. 2002). No. 08‐4145 Page 2

Counsel begin by telling us that Navarrete does not wish to challenge his guilty plea. Counsel thus properly refrain from discussing the adequacy of the plea colloquy or the voluntariness of the plea. See United States v. Knox, 287 F.3d 667, 671‐72 (7th Cir. 2002).

Counsel next consider whether Navarrete has any other basis on which to challenge his sentence. But the appeal waiver forecloses any argument challenging his sentence except a claim that the district court relied on a constitutionally impermissible factor at sentencing or that the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum. See United States v. Lockwood, 416 F.3d 604, 608 (7th Cir. 2005); United States v. Bownes, 405 F.3d 634, 637 (7th Cir. 2005). Neither of these issues applies here. Navarrete’s appeal waiver stands with his unchallenged guilty plea, United States v. Cole, 569 F.3d 774, 776 (7th Cir. 2009); United States v. Wilson, 481 F.3d 475, 483 (7th Cir. 2007), and any challenge to his sentence would be frivolous.

Accordingly, we GRANT counsel’s motion to withdraw and DISMISS the appeal.

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Related

Anders v. California
386 U.S. 738 (Supreme Court, 1967)
United States v. Larry D. Knox
287 F.3d 667 (Seventh Circuit, 2002)
United States v. Marvis H. Bownes
405 F.3d 634 (Seventh Circuit, 2005)
United States v. T'angelo L. Lockwood
416 F.3d 604 (Seventh Circuit, 2005)
United States v. Cole
569 F.3d 774 (Seventh Circuit, 2009)
United States v. Cano-Rodriguez
552 F.3d 637 (Seventh Circuit, 2009)

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