Legal Opinion

United States v. Montgomery

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 8, 2015No. 14-2659Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

After Thomas Montgomery led police on a car chase, a police dog discovered him hiding in a backyard near his discarded gun, with his car parked out front. Mont*595gomery pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and was sentenced to 66 months’ imprisonment. Montgomery filed a notice of appeal, but his appointed attorney asserts that all possible claims are frivolous and moves to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Montgomery has not accepted our invitation to' comment on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. Larry D. KnoxCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. BeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. Chad KonczakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. James R. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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