United States of America v. Michael Wilkinson

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 18-3496
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Michael Wilkinson
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Arkansas - Harrison
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Submitted: August 5, 2019
Filed: August 8, 2019
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Michael Wilkinson pleaded guilty to making threats against a federal officer’s
family in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(A), and the district court sentenced him1
The Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, United States District Judge for the Western1
District of Arkansas.

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to time served (eight months and one day) and two years of supervised release.
Wilkinson appeals, and his counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), challenging the factual basis supporting the plea and the lack of an
inquiry into Wilkinson’s medical condition to assess the voluntariness of the plea.
Because Wilkinson did not raise these arguments below, we review for plain
error. See United States v. Christenson, 653 F.3d 697, 700 (8th Cir. 2011). Having
reviewed the evidence before the district court, including the government’s recitation
of the facts it could prove and Wilkinson’s admissions, we conclude that there was
an adequate factual basis for the guilty plea, see United States v. Frook, 616 F.3d 773,
776-77 (8th Cir. 2010), and that there was no indication during the plea colloquy that
Wilkinson’s medical condition played any role in his decision to plead guilty. We
also conclude that Wilkinson’s pro se arguments involving matters related to the
detention hearing are moot. See United States v. Askia, 893 F.3d 1110, 1122 (8th
Cir. 2018), cert. denied, 2019 WL 2059745 (U.S. June 10, 2019).
After independently reviewing the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. The judgment is affirmed, and
counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
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