USA v. James Smith, No. 08-2430 (7th Cir. 2009)
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NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 Submitted September 24, 2009* Decided October 6, 2009 Before WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge No. 08 2430 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff Appellee, Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. v. No. 1:06 cr 00682 4 JAMES SMITH, Defendant Appellant. Samuel Der Yeghiayan, Judge. O R D E R On June 4, 2008, defendant appellant James Smith ( Smith ) filed a notice of direct appeal after pleading guilty to two counts of violating 21 U.S.C. § 843, use of a telephone to commit a controlled substance offense, and being sentenced to a total of 96 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. * After examining the Anders brief and the record, we have concluded that oral argument is unnecessary. Thus, the appeal is submitted on the brief and the record. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). No. 08 2430 Page 2 On February 26, 2009, his appointed counsel moved to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), stating that despite thoroughly scrutinizing the record, he was unable to discern a non frivolous issue to pursue. On February 27, 2009, we informed Smith that he had thirty days to present any argument to demonstrate that his conviction and/or sentence was invalid. Smith presented no such argument. We have reviewed the brief presented by counsel and agree that there is no non frivolous issue. According, we affirm Smith s conviction and sentence, and grant the motion to withdraw.
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