Legal Opinion
United States v. Germaine Bryant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 2014No. 13-3845PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant pleaded guilty to a federal drug offense and was sentenced to 144 months in prison (a below-guidelines sentence—his guidelines range was 188 to 235 months). His lawyer has filed an Anders brief to which the defendant has not responded, though invited to do so. The brief persuasively demonstrates the absence of any nonfrivolous ground for challenging the 144-month sentence. (There is no indication that the defendant wants to withdraw his guilty plea.)
The brief states that the defendant “may wish to raise the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel” at…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Corley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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- United States v. BeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- United States v. David Devon DavisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by48 opinions
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