United States v. Isaiah Fawkes

OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

Isaiah Fawkes appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence. His attorney has moved to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). For the reasons that follow, we will grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the District Court’s judgment.

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Beginning in 2001, Fawkes and childhood friend Myron Punter agreed to operate a drug trafficking organization in Alaska. Fawkes, who lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was responsible for obtaining the drugs and sending them to Punter in Alaska. Approximately once…