United States v. Russell Ford, No. 13-3456 (8th Cir. 2014)

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Court Description: Criminal case. Defendant's motion to dismiss his appeal is granted.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-3456 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee v. Russell L. Ford lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield ____________ Submitted: July 7, 2014 Filed: July 10, 2011 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Russell Ford pleaded guilty to one count of failing to register as a sex offender and was sentenced by the District Court1 to eighteen months in prison. Ford then 1 The Honorable Beth Phillips, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. initiated a direct criminal appeal, and his counsel filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and moved to withdraw. Ford thereafter filed a pro se motion to dismiss his appeal. We now grant Ford s motion, and we dismiss this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 42(b). In addition, we grant counsel s motion to withdraw. ______________________________ -2-

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