Opinion
No. 08-10556.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed December 16, 2009.
John Robert Lopez, USPX — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Douglas Erickson, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, G. Murray Snow, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:08-cr-00783-GMS.
Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Heriberto Martinez-Chacon appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 52-month sentence for attempted illegal reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326.
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Martinez-Chacon's counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Martinez-Chacon has filed a pro se supplemental brief requesting an evidentiary hearing, the Government has filed a motion to dismiss instead of an answering brief, and Martinez-Chacon has filed a pro se response to the motion to dismiss.
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, all pending motions are DENIED, and the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.