United States v. Ruben Leyba

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the issue of defense counsel’s responsibilities to inform a non-English-speaking client of counsel’s motion, pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), to withdraw as counsel on appeal.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Colleen McMahon, Judge) convicting him, following a guilty plea, of violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326 by illegally reentering the United States after being deported due to an aggravated felony conviction; and sentencing…