United States v. Aimee Rosenbaum ( 2023 )


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  •                  United States Court of Appeals
    For the Eighth Circuit
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    No. 22-2014
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    United States of America
    lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
    v.
    Aimee L. Rosenbaum
    lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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    Appeal from United States District Court
    for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern
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    Submitted: December 30, 2022
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    [Unpublished]
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    Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    Aimee Rosenbaum appeals the sentence the district court1 imposed after she
    pleaded guilty to conversion and bankruptcy fraud pursuant to a plea agreement
    1
    The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Judge for the Northern
    District of Iowa.
    containing an appeal waiver. Her appellate counsel has moved to withdraw, and has
    filed a brief under Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967), arguing that prior
    counsel provided ineffective assistance during Rosenbaum’s post-plea proceedings.
    While the appeal waiver does not prohibit ineffective-assistance claims, we
    decline to consider such claims on direct appeal without an adequately developed
    record. See United States v. Ramirez-Hernandez, 
    449 F.3d 824
    , 827 (8th Cir. 2006);
    United States v. Hernandez, 
    281 F.3d 746
    , 749 (8th Cir. 2002). We have also
    independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 
    488 U.S. 75
     (1988), and
    have found no non-frivolous issues for appeal falling outside the scope of the waiver.
    Accordingly, we affirm the judgment, and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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