Opinion
No. 09-10415 D.C. No. 1:06-cr-00095-DAE
09-19-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. ALLAN AQUINO LAFUENTE, 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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 Hawaii
David A. Ezra, District Judge, Presiding
Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Allan Aquino Lafuente appeals from his jury-trial conviction and 300-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846; distribution of five or more grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B); distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A); and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Lafuente's counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Lafuente filed a pro se supplemental brief. No 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.