United States v. Jiminez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant Francisco Jiminez petitions this Court pro se to vacate the judgment of the District Court sentencing him to ten years in prison. Also before us is the motion of his trial attorney, Rena Rothfeld, filed pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), to be relieved as counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the District Court and grant Rothfeld’s motion.

Coconspirators Juan Henao and Edwin Gomez approached Jiminez on October 18, 2000, to enlist his services as a “henchman” during a sale of a little over a kilogram of…