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Parties Involved:
Curtis Waheed Rasool
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable George Howard, Jr., late a United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-2623

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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.

Curtis Waheed Rasool, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: March 7, 2008

Filed: March 17, 2008

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Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

In this direct criminal appeal, counsel for Curtis Waheed Rasool has filed a

motion seeking leave to withdraw and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386

U.S. 738 (1967), and Rasool has filed a pro se supplemental brief. Rasool pleaded

guilty to a drug-conspiracy charge and was sentenced to 159 months in prison and 10

years of supervised release. The district court1

 entered judgment on May 23, 2006.

Rasool’s pro se notice of appeal, dated June 12 and postmarked June 15, was datestamped as received by the district court on June 19. Even if the notice of appeal is

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deemed filed on June 12, it was not filed within 10 days of entry of judgment and is

therefore untimely. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A)(i). A district court may, however,

grant a defendant an additional 30 days in which to file a notice of appeal upon a

showing of excusable neglect or good cause. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(4).

Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is held in abeyance and the case is

remanded to the district court to determine whether the time for filing a notice of

appeal should be extended under Rule 4(b)(4). See United States v. Petty, 82 F.3d

809, 810 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Upon ruling, the district court shall promptly

return the case to this court for dismissal or further proceedings, as may be

appropriate.

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