USA v. Michael A. Ealey

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 99-2963
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United States of America, *
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Appellee, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* Eastern District of Arkansas.
Ralph Thompson, also known as *
Travell L. Glover, also known as * [UNPUBLISHED]
Fabias L. Shipman, *
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Appellant. *
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Submitted: June 9, 2000
Filed: July 20, 2000
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Before McMILLIAN, BRIGHT, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Pursuant to a written plea agreement, Ralph Thompson pleaded guilty to
possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
Following imposition of sentence, appointed counsel moved to withdraw and filed a
brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Upon review of the record and
the parties& briefs, we agree with the government that the district court&s failure at the
change-of-plea hearing to advise Thompson of the correct statutory mandatory
minimum sentence for his offense, and of the applicability and effect of the period of

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supervised release he faced, was harmless error. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(1), (h);
United States v. Prado, 204 F.3d 843, 846 (8th Cir. 2000); United States v. McCarthy,
97 F.3d 1562, 1575 (8th Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 519 U.S. 1130, and 520 U.S. 1133
(1997); United States v. Osment, 13 F.3d 1240, 1242-43 (8th Cir. 1994).
Having reviewed the record, we conclude that no other non-frivolous issues
exist. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988).
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court, and we grant counsel&s
motion to withdraw.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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