USA v. Dionne Ward, No. 09-50810 (5th Cir. 2010)

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Case: 09-50810 Document: 00511133670 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/07/2010 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 09-50810 Summary Calendar June 7, 2010 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. DIONNE WARD, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 7:09-CR-23-1 Before JOLLY, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Dionne Ward pleaded guilty to prescription fraud and was sentenced to 13 months of imprisonment and one year of supervised release. Ward asserts in her attorney-prepared brief that her trial counsel was ineffective, that she should have received a lower sentence, and that her due process rights were violated. However, she does not provide any facts or arguments in support of these assertions. Because she has not briefed these * Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4. Case: 09-50810 Document: 00511133670 Page: 2 No. 09-50810 Date Filed: 06/07/2010 issues, she has abandoned them. See Hughes v. Johnson, 191 F.3d 607, 612-13 (5th Cir. 1999); Beasley v. McCotter, 798 F.2d 116, 118 (5th Cir. 1986). AFFIRMED. 2

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