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Parties Involved:
Raul Ramirez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Chief Judge, United States District Court

for the District of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-1433

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Raul Ramirez, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: January 4, 2007

Filed: January 11, 2007

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Before MURPHY, BYE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Raul Ramirez appeals the 60-month sentence that the district court1

 imposed

after he pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, in

violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). Invoking Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738

(1967), his counsel has moved to withdraw, filing a brief in which he raises a

challenge to the sentence imposed. 

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Ramirez cannot challenge his sentence, however, because he specifically

stipulated to it in his written plea agreement. 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). Further, having

carefully reviewed the record in accordance with Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988),

we find no nonfrivolous issues. 

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment. We also grant counsel’s motion to

withdraw on condition that he show that he has informed Ramirez 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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