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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 00-2442 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United v. * District Court for the Western * District of Missouri. Robert Montgomery, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: April 26, 2001 Filed: May 1, 2001 ___________ Before HANSEN, BEAM, and BYE, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Robert Montgomery appeals the sentence of 70 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release imposed on him by the district court1 after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of
18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). On appeal, counsel moved to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California, 1 The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
386 U.S. 738(1967), filing a brief concerning ineffective-assistance and Miranda2 issues, and challenging the length of Montgomery’s sentence. We conclude Montgomery’s argument as to his counsel’s performance, which he seeks to raise initially on appeal, should be presented in
28 U.S.C. § 2255proceedings, see United States v. Martin,
59 F.3d 767, 771 (8th Cir. 1995); by pleading guilty he waived the Miranda challenge, see United States v. Vong,
171 F.3d 648, 652 (8th Cir. 1999); and his sentence at the bottom of the applicable Guidelines range is unreviewable, cf. United States v. Woodrum,
959 F.2d 100, 101 (8th Cir. 1992) (per curiam). Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio,
488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm. A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT. 2 Miranda v. Arizona,
384 U.S. 436(1966). -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 00-2442
Citation Numbers: 6 F. App'x 535
Filed Date: 5/1/2001
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023