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Parties Involved:
Brenda Robertson Fine
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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. 03-10760

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

BRENDA ROBERTSON FINE,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 2:95-CR-00009

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Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

Brenda Robertson Fine, federal prisoner # 27050-077, has

appealed the district court’s order denying her motion for

appointment of counsel. Fine 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 Fine 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 21 U.S.C. § 848(q)(4)(A) & (8). The

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appeal is dismissed as frivolous. We caution Fine 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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