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Parties Involved:
Willie Earl Culley
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that

this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except

under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

August 17, 2005

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 04-60842 

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

WILLIE EARL CULLEY,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Mississippi

USDC No. 3:00-CR-4-ALL

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Before BENAVIDES, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

On appeal from the denial of a motion for modification of

sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), the Federal Public

Defender, appointed appellate counsel for Willie Earl Culley

(federal prisoner No. 02481-043), has filed a motion to withdraw

pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Culley

has filed responses to counsel’s motion. 

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There is no right to appointed counsel in an appeal from the

denial of relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). United States v.

Whitebird, 55 F.3d 1007, 1010-11 (5th Cir. 1995). Nevertheless,

as the district court appointed counsel to represent Culley, we

apply the principles enunciated in Anders to determine whether

counsel should be permitted to withdraw. See Dinkins v. Alabama,

526 F.2d 1268, 1269 (5th Cir. 1976). 

The instant appeal is limited to the district court’s denial

of the motion for modification of sentence. Our independent

review of counsel’s brief, Culley’s responses, and the record

discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, the

motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from

further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. 

See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. 

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