United States v. Coggins , 196 F. App'x 152 ( 2006 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-5254
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
BRENDA GAIL COGGINS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Greenville. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., District
Judge. (6:05-cr-00619-HMH)
Submitted: August 24, 2006 Decided: August 28, 2006
Before KING, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Janis Richardson Hall, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellant.
David Calhoun Stephens, Assistant United States Attorney,
Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Brenda Gail Coggins appeals her conviction and 84-month
sentence pursuant to her guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with
intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances, in
violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), (b)(1)(D), 846
(2000).
Counsel for Coggins has filed a brief pursuant to
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), in which counsel states
there are no meritorious issues for appeal, but presenting one
issue for our review. Although notified of her right to file a pro
se supplemental brief, Coggins has not done so.
Counsel suggests that the district court did not comply
with Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 in accepting Coggins’ guilty plea.
Because Coggins did not seek to withdraw her guilty plea in the
district court, our review is for plain error. United States v.
Martinez, 277 F.3d 517, 525 (4th Cir. 2002). We have reviewed the
record and conclude that the district court’s plea hearing was
fully compliant with Rule 11.
In accordance with Anders, we have reviewed the entire
record in this case and have found no meritorious issues for
appeal. We therefore affirm Coggins’s conviction and sentence.
This court requires that counsel inform Coggins, in writing, of the
right to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for
further review. If Coggins requests that a petition be filed, but
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counsel believes that such a petition would be frivolous, then
counsel may move in this court for leave to withdraw from
representation. Counsel’s motion must state that a copy thereof
was served on Coggins.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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