Anderson
United States v. Anderson
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Defendant-Appellant Russell Michael Anderson appeals from the sentence of 51 months’ imprisonment imposed following his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). Because we find that Anderson has waived his right to appeal his sentence, we dismiss the appeal.
On October 17, 2000, Anderson was arrested after police conducting a traffic stop discovered a gun under the seat of the car in which he was riding. Anderson was subsequently indicted and charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). Anderson pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement under which he “waived any right to raise on appeal or collaterally attack any matter pertaining to this prosecution and sentence” as long as he received a sentence in accordance with the agreement.
After the district court accepted the plea, but before Anderson was sentenced, the Supreme Court decided Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 , 124 S.Ct. 2531 , 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). Anderson raised several Blakely objections to the Probation Office’s calculation of his criminal history score. The district court…