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18-50097•United States of America v. EDDIS DAVENPORT, AKA E, AKA Bruce Allen Massey, AKA Cornyn McKinney, AKA Corwyn…
18-50097Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 23, 2019
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
EDDIS DAVENPORT, AKA E, AKA
Bruce Allen Massey, AKA Cornyn
McKinney, AKA Corwyn McKinney, AKA
Kelvin Middleton, AKA Bruce Moss, AKA
Michael Wise,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 18-50097
D.C. No. 2:15-cr-00529-FMO-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Fernando M. Olguin, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 21, 2019**
Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, FRIEDLAND and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.
Eddis Davenport appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
his guilty-plea convictions and aggregate 67-month sentence for conspiracy to
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
MAY 23 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 1349, 1028A, respectively. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967), Davenport’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for
relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Davenport has filed a
pro se supplemental brief. The government has moved to dismiss the appeal,
which Davenport has opposed.
Davenport waived his right to appeal his convictions, with the exception of
an appeal based on a claim that his pleas were involuntary. Our independent
review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses
no arguable grounds for relief as to the voluntariness of Davenport’s pleas. We
therefore affirm as to that issue and dismiss the remainder of the appeal of his
convictions.
Davenport also waived his right to appeal most aspects of his sentence,
provided the aggregate sentence did not exceed 71 months. We therefore
GRANT, in part, the government’s motion to dismiss Davenport’s sentencing
appeal. We affirm as to those conditions of supervision that fall outside the scope
of the appellate waiver and remand for the district court to modify standard
conditions five, six, and fourteen, which are unconstitutionally vague. See United
States v. Evans, 883 F.3d 1154, 1162-64 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 139 S. Ct. 133
(2018); see also United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 977 (9th Cir. 2009) (an
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appeal waiver does not bar a constitutional challenge to a supervised release
condition).
Davenport’s pro se supplemental brief contends that the factual basis for his
guilty plea did not support a conviction for aggravated identity theft, and his
sentence was unreasonable because the guideline offense level was arbitrary and
his criminal history was overstated. These contentions fall within the scope of the
enforceable appellate waiver and, in any event, are without merit. Further, we
decline to address on direct appeal Davenport’s pro se claim of ineffective
assistance of trial counsel. See United States v. Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1259-60
(9th Cir. 2011).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part; REMANDED with
instructions.
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