United States v. Ray Frederick

RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant Ray Charles Frederick appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to extend the time for filing a notice of appeal following his plea-based conviction and sentence on one count each of identity theft and mail fraud. After review of the record and consideration of the arguments presented on appeal, we find no abuse of discretion and affirm.

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In February 2009, defendant was charged in a three-count indictment with identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and mail fraud. See 18 U.S.C. § 1028, § 1028A, and § 1341. The indictment alleged that…