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## F I L E D United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit 

### APR 20 1999 

### PATRICK FISHER Clerk 

### UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.FRANCISCO JAVIER RODARTEBARRAZA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 98-1255 (D.C. No. 98-CR-13-M) (Colorado)



### ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Before SEYMOUR , Chief Judge, BALDOCKand HENRY , Circuit Judges.

After examining the briefs and appellate record, th is panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materiallyassist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). T he cause is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.-2-

Francisco Javier Rodarte-Barraza appeals from the s entence imposed after his plea of guilty to unlawfully reentering the Uni ted States after deportation for an aggravated felony in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 13 26(a) and (b)(2). Counsel appointed to represent defendant on appeal filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). For the reasons set out belo w, we dismiss the appeal. The facts supporting defendant’s guilty plea are se t forth in the Plea Agreement and Statement of Facts Relevant to Senten cing. The plea agreement anticipated a sentencing guideline range of 46 to 5 7 months. The Probation Department calculated a guideline range of 77 to 96 months and recommended 77 months imprisonment. Defendant’s trial counsel fil ed a Motion for Downward Departure, arguing that criminal history category V I overrepresented the seriousness of defendant’s criminal history and that the unusual circumstances surrounding defendant’s reentry into the United States supported a downward departure. The district court agreed on both accou nts and sentenced defendant to 30 months imprisonment. Defendant asked his trial counsel to file a notice of appeal on his behalf. New counsel was appointed to represent him on appea l. Anders holds that if counsel finds a case to be wholly frivolous after c onscientious examination, he should so advise the court and request permission t o withdraw. Counsel must in-3-

addition submit to both the court and his client a brief referring to anything in the record arguably supportive of the appeal. The clie nt may then raise any points he chooses, and the appellate court thereafter undertakes a complete examination of all proceedings and decides whether the appeal is, in fact, frivolous. If it so finds, it may grant counsel’s request to withdraw and dismiss the appeal. See id.

at 744. In his Anders brief, counsel raises two possible points: ineffec tive assistance of counsel and a challenge to the senten ce. Defendant was notified of his right to file a pro se brief, and he has not ch osen to do so. Accordingly, we turn to an examination of the proceedings below to determine if the appeal is wholly frivolous. To the extent that Mr. Rodarte-Barraza’s notice of appeal can be viewed as an assertion that his counsel was ineffective, the issue generally must be raised collaterally rather than on direct appeal. See United States v. Galloway , 56 F.3d 1239, 1240 (10th Cir. 1995) (en banc). We pointed out in Gallowaythat such claims brought on direct appeal are presumptively d ismissible because most ineffectiveness claims need further record developm ent. Id. Although we recognized that in rare instances the merits of an ineffectiveness claim may be reviewed on direct appeal because the claim needs n o further development, id. , that rare exception is clearly not applicable here. In fact, the record we have-4-

before us reflects that trial counsel was exception ally effective in convincing the district court to significantly reduce defendant’s potential sentence. To the extent defendant wishes to raise counsel ineffectiveness i ssues not apparent on this record, he must do so collaterally. We have carefully examined the record to ascertain whether any ground exists to support a challenge to defendant’s senten ce. Here, the sentence was not only below that recommended by the Probation Department, it was also below that contemplated by the plea agreement. We find nothin g in the record to indicate that the sentence imposed was in violation of the l aw or the result of a misapplication of the guidelines. Accordingly, we are without jurisdiction to consider the challenge. See United States v. Sanchez , 146 F.3d 796, 796-97 (10th Cir. 1998); 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a). After review of the entire proceedings, we conclude that the record establishes no non-frivolous ground for appeal. Th e appeal is therefore
DISMISSED and counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED

. ENTERED FOR THE COURT
Stephanie K. Seymour Chief Judge