United States v. Dewitte Lamont Isaac

29 F.3d 636 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dewitte Lamont ISAAC, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10123. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 18, 1994. * Decided July 20, 1994. Before: FARRIS, KOZINSKI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dewitt Lamont Isaac appeals from his 84-month sentence imposed following a guilty plea to possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute ( 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1)) and use of a firearm ( 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c)(1)). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Isaac's counsel has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel of record and a brief identifying two possible issues for review: (1) whether it was error to prosecute him in federal court when all co-defendants were charged only in state court where they received lighter sentences; and (2) whether the district court erred in refusing to read Isaac's background papers and other…