Judy Shepard v. Pete Geren

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 10-3781
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United States of America, *
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Appellee, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the Southern
* District of Iowa.
Lekeebrion D. Jackson, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellant. *
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Submitted: June 3, 2011
Filed: June 13, 2011
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Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Lekeebrion Jackson appeals the sentence the district court imposed after he1
pleaded guilty to (1) conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, cocaine, and marijuana,
in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(b)(1); and (2) possession of firearms in
furtherance of drug-trafficking crimes, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924. On appeal,
counsel has moved to withdraw, and has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), asserting claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
The Honorable John A. Jarvey, United States District Judge for the Southern1
District of Iowa.

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We decline to consider Jackson’s ineffective-assistance claims on direct appeal.
See United States v. McAdory, 501 F.3d 868, 872 (8th Cir. 2007) (appellate court
ordinarily defers ineffective-assistance claims to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceedings).
Having reviewed the record independently pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues that are appropriate for
direct appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment, and we grant counsel’s motion
to withdraw, subject to counsel informing Jackson about procedures for seeking
rehearing or filing a petition for certiorari.
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