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Parties Involved:
Chyann Fine Bratcher
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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

April 21, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-10752

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

CHYANN FINE BRATCHER,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 2:95-CR-9-3

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Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

Chyann Fine Bratcher, federal prisoner # 27051-077, has

appealed the district court’s order denying her motion for

appointment of counsel. Bratcher contends that she is entitled

to appointed counsel under 21 U.S.C. § 848(q)(4)(A) & (8) because

she is a “capital” defendant. Because Bratcher was not sentenced

to death, she is not awaiting execution of a “judgment imposing a

sentence of death.” Accordingly, she is not entitled to

appointment of counsel under the plain language of 21 U.S.C.

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§ 848(q)(4)(A) & (8). The appeal is dismissed as frivolous. We

caution Bratcher that the filing of frivolous motions and appeals

in the future will invite the imposition of a sanction. 

APPEAL DISMISSED WITH SANCTION WARNING.

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