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Parties Involved:
Ronda Jo Due
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-2434

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Arkansas.

Ronda Jo Due, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: July 6, 2007

Filed: July 12, 2007

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Before SMITH, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

In this direct criminal appeal, court-appointed counsel for Ronda Jo Due has

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

386 U.S. 738 (1967). Due pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and was sentenced

to 60 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. The district court1

 entered

judgment on May 12, 2006. Due’s pro se notice of appeal, dated May 30 and

postmarked June 1, was received by the district court on June 2. Even if the notice of

appeal is deemed filed on May 30, it was not filed within ten days of entry of

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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 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 Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(4). See United States v. Austin, 217 F.3d 595,

597 (8th Cir. 2000); United States v. Petty, 82 F.3d 809, 810 (8th Cir. 1996) (per

curiam). Upon making that determination, the district court shall promptly return the

case to this court for dismissal or further proceedings, as may be appropriate.

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