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be r 19 , 20 14 Fi le d: Octo be r 2, 2 01 4 [Un pu bl is he d]

__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re COLLOTON, BOW MAN, an d S HEPHERD, Circ ui t J ud ge s.

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PER CURI AM.

Co ns ta nt in o Ered ia di rect ly ap pe al s aft er th e di st ric t co ur t rev ok ed hi s 1

su pe rv is ed rel eas e an d se nt en ced hi m ab ov e th e Ch ap te r 7 ad vi so ry Gui de li ne s ran ge

The Hon or ab le Gary A. Fen ne r, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e W es te rn 1 Dis tri ct of M is so ur i.to th e st at ut or y m ax im um of 36 mo n t h s in pr is on

. His co un se l ha s fil ed a br ie f,

arg ui ng (1 ) th at Ered ia ’s rev oc at io n s en te nc e was un reas on ab le
, an d (2) th at Ered ia

rece iv ed in effe ct iv e as si st an ce of co un se l in th e rev oc at io n pr oc eed in gs

. His co un se l ha s al so m ov ed for lea ve to wit hd raw.

Upo n care fu l rev ie w, we co nc lu de th at th e di st ric t co ur t ne it he r e r r e d

pr oc ed ur al ly no r m ad e a su bs ta nt iv el y un reas on ab le de ci si on , an d th us th e co ur t di d

no t im po se an un reas on ab le rev oc at io n se nt en ce. Se e Uni te d St at es v. Feems te r , 57 2
F.3 d 45 5, 46 1 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (en ba nc ) (d es cri bi ng ap p el la te rev ie w of se nt en ci ng de ci si on s) ; se e al

so Uni te d S ta te s v. Y

ou ng , 6 40 F.3 d 84 6, 84 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ) (p er

cu ria m ) (s am e rev ie w st an da rd ap pl ie s fo r rev oc at io n se nt en ce as for in it ia l se nt en ce).
Nex t, we de cl in e to co ns id er Er e d i a’s in effe ct iv e-as si st an ce arg um en t on di rect

a pp eal
, be cau se in effe ct iv e-as si st an ce cl ai m s or di na ril y are de ferr ed to 28 U.S.C. § 2 25 5 p ro ceed in gs

. Se e Uni te d St at es v. McAdo ry , 50 1 F.3d 86 8, 87 2- 72 (8t h C ir.
20 07 ).

As fo r co un se l’s m ot io n to wit h d r a w , we co nc lu de th at al lo win g co un se l to wit hd raw at th is ti m e wou ld no t be co n s i st en t wit h th e Eig ht h Ci rcu it ’s 19 94
Am en dm en t to Part V o f t h e P l a n to Im pl em en t The Cri m in al Ju st ic e Act of 19 64

. W e th eref or e de ny co un se l’s m ot io n to wit hd raw as pr em at ur e, wit ho ut pr ejud ic e to

co un se l re fil in g t he m ot io n u po n fu lfi ll in g t he du ti es set for th in th e Am en dm en t.

COLLOTON, Ci rcu it Ju dg e, co nc ur rin g i n p art an d d is se nt in g i n p art

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I co nc ur in th e op i n i o n affi rm in g th e jud gm en t, bu t co ns is te nt wit h th e lo ng ti m e pr act ic e of th is co ur t, I wou ld gr an t co un se l’s m ot io n to wit hd raw, su bjec t
to co un se l in fo r m in g Ered ia ab ou t th e pr oc ed ur es fo r fil in g a pe ti ti on fo r writ of

cet io rari pr o se

. E.g.
, Uni te d St at es v. Obe rg , 53 0 F. App ’x 60 4, 60 5 (8 th Ci r. 20 13 );
Uni te d St at es v. Lewi s , 53 0 F. App ’x 60 2, 60 3 (8 th Ci r. 20 13 ); Uni te d St at es v. St on e , 52 9 F. App ’x 80 0, 80 1 (8 th Ci r. 2 0 13 ); Uni te d St at es v. Co rt es , 42 4 F. App ’x 60 7,

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-60 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ). Part V of th is co ur t’s Pl an to Im pl em en t th e Cri m in al Ju st ic e Act of 19 64 co nt em

pl at es th at th e co ur t wi ll gra nt co un se l’s m ot io n t o wi th dr aw be fo re

co un se l ad vi se s th e de fen da nt of t h e p r o c e d ur es fo r fil in g a pe ti ti on fo r writ of

cert io rari pr o se : “ If th e m ot io n to wit hd raw is gr an te d
, co un se l sh al l pr om pt ly ad vi se th e de fen da nt of th e pr oc ed ur es fo r fil in g a pe ti ti on fo r writ of cert io rari pr o se , fo ll owi ng whi ch co un se l’s rep res en ta ti on of th e de fen da nt sh al l te rm in at e.” Pl an to Im pl em en t th e Cri m in al Ju st ic e Act of 19 64
, Part V (Dec. 6, 19 94 ) (em ph as is ad de d)

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The Su pr em e Co ur t in And er s v. Ca li fo rn ia , 38 6 U.S. 73 8 (1 96 7)
, di rect ed th at

co un se l who be li ev es an ap pe al is fri vo lo us sh ou ld fil e a m ot io n to wit hd raw to ge th er wit h a br ie f th at refe r s t o a nyth in g in th e reco rd th at arg ua bl y m ig ht su pp or t an

a p p e a l

. Id

. at 74 4. W he n th e m ot io n to wit hd raw is fil ed in a cas e go v e r n e d b y And er s , th e cas e is pe nd in g be fo re th e co ur t of ap pe al s, an d th ere is st il l po te nt ia l th at th e co ur t wil l de ny th e m ot io n to wit hd raw an d or de r ad ve rs ari al br ie fin g if th e co ur t id en ti fie s a no n- fri vo lo us is su e. Pen so n v. Ohi o , 48 8 U.S. 75
, 82 -8 4 (1 98 8)

. It wou ld be pr em at ur e an d co nf

us in g fo r co un se l— at th e ti m e a br ie f an d m ot io n to wit hd raw

are fil ed in th e co ur t of ap pe al s— to ad vi se th e ap pe ll an t of th e pr oc ed ur es fo r fil in g

a pe ti ti on fo r writ of cert io rari pr o se at th e Su pr em e Co ur t. Bu t if th is co ur t refu se s
to gr an t co un se l’s m ot io n to wit hd raw aft er th e co ur t de te rm in es th at th e a pp eal is fri vo lo us , th en co un se l wil l be req ui red to fil e two m ot io ns to wit hd raw in ev ery And er s cas e—o ne wit h th e And er s br ie f an d an ot he r aft er th e co ur t of ap pe al s affi rm s th e jud gm en t. I do no t fav or th at ap pr oa ch an d wou ld in st ead fo ll ow th is co ur t’s

tra di ti on al pr act ic e of gr an ti ng t h e mo ti on to wit hd raw at th e ti m e of jud gm en t,

su bjec t to co un se l th erea fte r pr ov i d i n g a d v ic e to hi s cl ie nt ab ou t pr o se fil in gs as de sc rib ed in th is cir cu it ’s pl an to im pl em en t t he Cri m in al Ju st ic e Act

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