Opinion
22-50095
11-22-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARTURO CRUZ, AKA Art, Defendant-Appellant.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, D.C. No. 8:07-cr-00202-DOC-4 David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding
Before: CANBY, CALLAHAN, and BADE, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM
Arturo Cruz appeals from the district court's amended judgment and challenges the aggregate 214-month sentence imposed on remand following his jury-trial convictions for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations offenses, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962; narcotics offenses, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 &846; money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Cruz's counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Cruz 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 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).