Opinion
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)
Nathan D. Leonardo, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Richard B. Jones, Esq., Law Office of Richard B. Jones, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, John M. Roll, District Judge, Presiding.
Before KLEINFELD, TASHIMA and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
Gilberto Cardenas-Espinoza appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 27-month sentence for illegal re-entry after
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deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), counsel for Cardenas-Espinoza has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, and a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Cardenas-Espinoza has not filed a pro se supplemental brief.
Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no grounds for relief. Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED and the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.