Judge Kimba Wood
Federal agents suspected Anim's wife of obtaining a U.S. passport under a false name. During execution of a warrant to search their apartment Anim lied to the agents that he was Charles Anim. The government charged Anim with procuring naturalization for himself based on false information. Anim pleaded guilty under an agreement stipulating to a Guidelines range of six to 12 months in prison. The agreement noted the plea's immigration consequences, and that denaturalization was mandatory if convicted. At allocution, the judge explained that mandatory deportation could be a consequence of Anim's guilty plea. Anim was sentenced to three months in prison. District court denied Anim 28 USC §2255 sentence relief. The evidence showed Anim aware of his plea's immigration consequences. Given the record's clarity, the court rejected Anim's claim he did not understand the plea agreement's terms and was unaware of his plea's immigration consequences. Further appellate counsel's brief under Anders v. California noted that both a magistrate judge and the district court had properly inquired into the voluntariness of Anim's guilty plea. Thus, appellate counsel concluded that there was no non-frivolous basis for Anim's appeal.
