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United States v. Aslam, 4th Cir. (2007)
United States v. Aslam, 4th Cir. (2007)
No. 06-4431
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore.
J. Frederick Motz, District Judge.
(1:05-cr-00273-JFM)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Farhan Aslam appeals from the judgment imposed after he
pled guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to smuggling
goods, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 545 (2000).
The
in
part
to
permit
the
appeal
based
only
upon
claims
of
United States v.
Richardson, 195 F.3d 192, 198 (4th Cir. 1999); King, 119 F.3d at
295.
Although Aslams appellate counsel ultimately concludes
that there is no error, he raises the issue that counsel was
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ineffective
in
plea
sentencing hearing.
alleges
that
trial
negotiations
and
in
preparing
for
the
was
ineffective
related
to
the
The $759,161.16
He states
There is no indication in
the record on appeal that there was an obvious error in the value
of loss calculation.
Finally, at the
of
counsel,
and
his
statement,
made
under
oath,
is
U.S. 63, 74 (1977); Crawford v. United States, 519 F.2d 347, 349
(4th Cir. 1975), overruled on other grounds by United States v.
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We therefore decline to
We
This court
may
move
representation.
in
this
court
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
before
the
court
and
argument
would
not
aid
the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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