Opinion
No. 14-50060
05-15-2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. ANTHONY JASSO, AKA Bottles&Cans, Defendant - Appellant.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
D.C. No. 2:09-cr-00068-VAP-7 MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Virginia A. Phillips, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 4, 2015 Pasadena, California Before: NOONAN, WARDLAW, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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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Anthony Jasso appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and sentence for conspiring to advertise child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(d)(1), (e); 2252A(a), (b)(1), (b)(2). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Jasso's counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no meritorious, non-frivolous grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have afforded Jasso an 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 with respect to the conviction. We therefore affirm the conviction.
Jasso waived his right to appeal his sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson, 488 U.S. at 80, discloses no arguable issues as to the validity of the waiver. United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We accordingly dismiss the appeal of Jasso's sentence. Id. at 988.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED in part; AFFIRMED in part.