United States v. Solorio-Mondragon, No. 11-2041 (10th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseOn the morning his jury trial was scheduled to begin, Defendant Francisco Solorio-Mondragon pled guilty to (1) conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, and (2) possessing more than fifty grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. The district court calculated the applicable sentencing guidelines range to be 151 to 188 months of imprisonment for both counts. In light of additional drug activity that Defendant admitted to, the court imposed a sentence at the high end but still within the calculated guidelines range. On appeal, Defendant’s counsel filed a brief pursuant to "Anders v. California," (386 U.S. 738 (1967)), explaining why counsel believed there to be no reasonable grounds for appeal. Defendant and the government were both given the opportunity to file a response to the Anders brief, but neither did so. Upon review of the record and counsel's brief, the Tenth Circuit agreed that none of Defendant's arguments raised a meritorious issue for appeal. As such, the Tenth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed Defendant's appeal.
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