Legal Opinion

United States v. Martinez-Sanchez

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 19, 2013No. 11-2667Published

1Opinion of the Court

*356ORDER

Joel Martinez-Sanchez has filed a direct appeal from his conviction and 72-month sentence for returning to the United States without permission after removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). The defendant’s appointed lawyer believes the case is frivolous and seeks to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). We evaluated this Anders submission previously but denied counsel’s motion in January 2013 after concluding that the appeal presents a nonfriv-olous claim arising under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. See United States v.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States v. PoetzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. McMathCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Rodney WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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