Opinion
No. 11-10144 D.C. No. 4:10-cr-02893-RCC
01-23-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. GILBERTO ENRIQUEZ- VALENZUELA, Defendant - Appellant.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
MEMORANDUM
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Raner C. Collins, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 17, 2012
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
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Before: LEAVY, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Gilberto Enriquez-Valenzuela appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence for importation of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(B)(vii). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Enriquez-Valenzuela'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 Enriquez-Valenzuela with 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 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.