Legal Opinion

United States v. Brian Redden

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 8, 2017No. 17-1405PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

After pleading guilty to possessing cocaine- with intent to distribute, '21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), Brian Redden-was sentenced to 151 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release. He appealed, but - his - appointed lawyer has moved to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), representing that the appeal is frivolous.

We grant that motion, largely' for reasons detailed in a nonprecedential order released together with this opinion. One issue raised in Redden’s response to the Anders brief may have significance for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. United States v. Wayland HinkleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. MadkinsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. United States v. Kenneth DanielsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  2. United States v. Ledridge ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Dion ClaybornCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  4. Otis Elion v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  5. (HC) Harrington v. CiolliDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2022

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