Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Dale M. BROWN, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-27
Citations: 126 F. App'x 765
Docket Number: No. 04-2960
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Dale M. BROWN, Appellant.
Judges: Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 126
Pages: 765–766

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Dale M. BROWN, Appellant.
No. 04-2960.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted April 22, 2005.
Decided April 27, 2005.
Robert Christopher Sigler, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Omaha, NE, for Appellee.
Dale M. Brown, Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin, IL, pro se.
Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Dale M. Brown appeals the sentence the district court imposed after Brown pleaded guilty to drug and forfeiture charges. Under a Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement, the court sentenced Brown to 108 months in prison and 4 years supervised release, and ordered forfeiture of $2,306. Brown's counsel moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), arguing Brown's sentence was imposed in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights, and the currency seized from Brown's residence should not have been forfeited or taken into account in calculating drug quantity. Brown filed a supplemental brief contending that defense counsel was ineffective.
These arguments fail. First, Brown cannot properly challenge, under United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), or otherwise, the sentence to which he stipulated in his Rule 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement because he voluntarily exposed himself to a specific punishment. See 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a)(3), (c); United States v. Nguyen, 46 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir.1995). Second, Brown voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently pleaded guilty to the forfeiture count and thus agreed to forfeit the money. See Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 74, 97 S.Ct. 1621, 52 L.Ed.2d 136 (1977); United States v. Martinez-Cruz, 186 F.3d 1102, 1104 (8th Cir.1999). Finally, Brown's ineffective-assistance claim should be deferred to proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 in which an appropriate record may be developed. See United States v. Hughes, 330 F.3d 1068, 1069 (8th Cir.2003).
Having independently reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and finding no nonfrivolous issues, we affirm the district court. We also grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
The Honorable Thomas M. Shanahan, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska.