Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Acxel BARRERA-MUNOZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-03-21
Citations: 513 F. App'x 788
Docket Number: No. 12-2207
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Acxel BARRERA-MUNOZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, O’BRIEN and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 513
Pages: 788–789

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Acxel BARRERA-MUNOZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-2207.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
March 21, 2013.
Samuel Antonio Hurtado, David N. Williams, Office of the United States Attorney, Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Acxel Barrera-Munoz, Chaparral, NM, pro se.
Erlinda Ocampo Johnson, Esq., Law Office of Erlinda O. Johnson, Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, O’BRIEN and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
PER CURIAM.
This matter is before the court on the government's motion to enforce the appeal waiver contained in defendant Acxel Barrera-Munoz's plea agreement. The defendant pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. His applicable advisory guideline sentencing range was 121 to 151 months' imprisonment, and he was sentenced below this range to the minimum mandatory sentence of 120 months' imprisonment.
Pursuant to his plea agreement, the defendant waived "the right to appeal [his] conviction(s) and any sentence and fine within or below the applicable advisory guideline range as determined by the Court." Attach. 1 to Mot. to Enforce (Plea Agreement) at 8. The government filed a motion to enforce the plea agreement under United States v. Hahn, 359 F.3d 1315 (10th Cir.2004) (en banc) (per curiam). In response, the defendant's counsel filed a motion to withdraw and an Anders brief. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967) (authorizing counsel to request permission to withdraw where counsel conscientiously examines ease and determines that appeal would be wholly frivolous). Counsel states that the only arguable nonfrivolous issue presented in the record is ineffective assistance of trial counsel, but counsel acknowledges those arguments should be raised in a collateral proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, rather than on direct appeal. See United States v. Galloway, 56 F.3d 1239, 1242 (10th Cir.1995) (recognizing that, with rare exceptions, "claims of constitutionally ineffective counsel should be brought on collateral review"). This court gave the defendant an opportunity to file a pro se response to the motion to enforce. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744, 87 S.Ct. 1396. The deadline has passed and, to date, the defendant has not filed a response.
Under Anders, we have reviewed the motion and the record and we conclude that the requirements for enforcing the plea waiver have been satisfied. See Hahn, 359 F.3d at 1325 (describing the factors this court considers when determining whether to enforce a waiver of appellate rights). Accordingly, we grant the motion to enforce the appeal waiver, grant counsel's motion to withdraw, and dismiss the appeal.
This panel has determined that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding prece dent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R.App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.