United States v. Guerrero

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  No. 02-4062 GIL CRUZ GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief District Judge. (CR-01-52-BO) Submitted: August 20, 2002 Decided: September 5, 2002 Before WIDENER and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. COUNSEL Vaughan S. Winborne, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Ethan Ainsworth Ontjes, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). 2 UNITED STATES v. GUERRERO OPINION PER CURIAM: Gil Cruz Guerrero pled guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense, and one count of interstate travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises. Guerrero’s attorney has filed a brief in accor- dance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel states that there are no meritorious issues for appeal, but raises two conten- tions on Guerrero’s behalf. Guerrero was advised of his right to file a pro se supplemental brief but has not done so. Counsel first contends that the sixty-month consecutive sentence imposed for the firearm offense violates the proscription against dou- ble jeopardy because Guerrero already received a seventy-one month sentence for the same offense behavior in count one for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. We find no double jeopardy viola- tion and reject this contention. See United States v. Studifin, 240 F.3d 415, 418-19 (4th Cir. 2001); United States v. Luskin, 926 F.2d 372, 377 (4th Cir. 1991). Counsel next asserts that Guerrero’s rights under the Vienna Con- vention were violated because he was never informed at the time of arrest of his right to contact the Mexican Consul. As Guerrero cannot demonstrate and the record does not reveal any prejudice resulting from the failure to inform, we find this contention meritless. Breard v. Greene, 523 U.S. 371, 377 (1998). We have examined the entire record in this case in accordance with the requirements of Anders and find no meritorious issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm Guerrero’s convictions and sentences. This court requires that counsel inform his client, in writing, of his right to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for further review. If the client requests that a petition be filed, but 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 the client. Finally, we dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions UNITED STATES v. GUERRERO 3 are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argu- ment would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED