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Parties Involved:
April D. Abbott
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-1819

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

April D. Abbott, * Western District of Missouri.

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Appellant. * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Submitted: May 30, 2007

 Filed: June 29, 2007

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Before RILEY, MAGILL, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

April D. Abbott pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of

methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846. On

appeal, Abbott’s counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that Abbott’s guilty plea was not knowingly

and voluntarily made because of her extensive history of substance abuse.

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The Honorable Garry A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

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The attack on the voluntariness of Abbott’s plea is not properly before us,

however, because she failed to first raise the issue to the district court1

 by seeking to

withdraw her guilty plea. See United States v. Murphy, 899 F.2d 714, 716 (8th Cir.

1990) (claim of involuntary guilty plea “first must be presented to the district court

and [is] not cognizable on direct appeal”).

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

80 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we allow counsel to

withdraw, and we affirm, on condition that he show that he has informed Abbott of

the procedures for petitioning the Supreme Court for certiorari, in compliance with

Part V of our plan to implement the Criminal Justice Act.

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