U.S. v. VASQUEZ-GARCIA, 344 Fed.Appx. 427 (9th Cir. 2009)
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Jose VASQUEZ-GARCIA, akaJorge Mendez Mauricio, aka Jose Manuel Vasquez-Garcia,Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-10157.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Submitted August 20, 2009.[fn*]
Filed September 3, 2009.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.][fn*] The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P.34(a)(2).
Claire Lefkowitz, Esquire, Christina Marie Cabanillas, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Andrea Lynn Matheson, Matheson Law Firm, P.C., Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Marvin E. Aspen, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:07-cr-01892-MEA.
Before: WALLACE, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM[fn**]
[fn**] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Jose Vasquez-Garcia appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 63-month sentencePage 428
for illegal reentry after deportation, in violation of8 U.S.C. ยง 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California,386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Vasquez-Garcia's counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided the appellant the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v.Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-81, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300
(1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Accordingly, counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.