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No. 11-4975
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore.
Benson Everett Legg, District Judge.
(1:10-cr-00081-BEL-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
John E. Widdows pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written
plea agreement, to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor
for the purpose of producing child pornography, in violation of
18 U.S.C.A. 2251(a) (West Supp. 2011).
supervised
release.
On
appeal,
Widdows
counsel
filed
by
failing
to
seek
or
obtain
lower
sentence.
consider
defendants
waiver
of
his
right
to
appeal de novo.
appeal
waiver
and
there
is
no
claim
that
the
United
States
of the waiver.
Cir. 2005).
Our
knowingly
review
and
sentence.
of
the
intelligently
record
waived
confirms
his
right
that
to
Widdows
appeal
his
of
Widdows
appellate
waiver
therefore
The wide
forecloses
our
issue
unwaivable.
(4th
Cir.
counsel
1994).
Thus,
survives
claims
direct appeal.
Cir. 2008).
by
Anders
counsel
is,
however,
claim
assistance
raised
are,
his
Widdows
appeal
however,
ineffective
waiver.
generally
assistance
Such
not
of
ineffective
cognizable
on
We
find
no
conclusive
display
of
ineffective
We have found no
remainder
of
the
district
courts
judgment.
This
court
If
Widdows
requests
that
petition
be
filed,
but
may
move
representation.
in
this
court
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
before
the
court
and
argument
would
not
aid
the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED IN PART;
DISMISSED IN PART