United States of America v. Rashede Emanuel

NOT PRECEDENTIAL
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT
OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
NO. 06-2087
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
RASHEDE EMANUEL
Appellant
On Appeal From the District Court
of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Croix
(D.C. Crim. Action No. 05-cr-00011)
District Judge: Hon. Anne E. Thompson
Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)
December 7, 2006
BEFORE: McKEE, BARRY and STAPLETON,
Circuit Judges
(Filed: December 19, 2006 )

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Emanuel was afforded the opportunity to file a pro se document identifying non-1
frivolous issues and did not respond.
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OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Rashede Emanuel pled guilty to possession of a firearm with an
obliterated serial number in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(k). Pursuant to a plea agreement
under Fed. R. Crim. Proc. 11(c)(1)(C), he agreed to a term of imprisonment of fifty-four
(54) months, to which he was subsequently sentenced by the District Court.
Counsel for Emanuel has filed an appendix and an Anders brief stating that he has
been unable to find a non-frivolous issue for review. The government agrees that no such
issue exists. We have reviewed the indictment, the plea agreement, the “Application for
Permission To Enter Plea of Guilty,” the transcript of the change of plea hearing, and the
transcript of the sentencing hearing. Based on that review, we, too, are unable to identify
a non-frivolous issue. We are satisfied that Emanuel’s plea was voluntarily, knowingly
and intelligently entered and that his sentence was authorized by law.1
The motion of Emanuel’s counsel to withdraw will be granted, and the judgment
of the District Court will be affirmed.

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