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Parties Involved:
Aliak Young Guard Thor
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-3286

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Aliak Young Guard Thor, also known *

as Red, * [UNPUBLISHED]

*

Appellant. *

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Submitted: September 29, 2005

Filed: October 4, 2005

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Before ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Aliak Thor appeals the 60-month prison sentence the district court1

 imposed

after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in the sexual trafficking of a minor in

violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1591. Mr. Thor’s counsel has moved to withdraw and

has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that

Mr. Thor was denied the effective assistance of counsel, and that the sentence

imposed was harsher than anticipated. 

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The arguments fail. Any ineffective-assistance claim should be raised in

28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceedings, see United States v. Hughes, 330 F.3d 1068, 1069 (8th

Cir. 2003), and Mr. Thor’s plea-agreement stipulation to the specific sentence that

was actually imposed forecloses any argument relating to that sentence, see United

States v. Nguyen, 46 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir. 1995) (defendant who explicitly and

voluntarily exposes himself to specific sentence may not challenge that punishment

on appeal).

Having reviewed the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75

(1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to

withdraw, and we affirm. 

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