Opinion
No. 11-10031 No. 11-10032 D.C. No. 1:10-cr-00539-JMS D.C. No. 1:10-cr-00102-JMS
01-20-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. ANTHONY HOWARD RANSOM, a.k.a. Anthony Paul King, a.k.a. Tony, 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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
J. Michael Seabright, District Judge, Presiding
Before: LEAVY, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
In these consolidated appeals, Anthony Howard Ransom appeals from his guilty-plea convictions and 144-month sentence for structuring financial transactions, in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(3), and attempted distribution of one kilogram or more of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ransom'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 Ransom with the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental 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 as to the defendant's convictions. We dismiss the appeal of the sentence in light of the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir. 2000).
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
The convictions are AFFIRMED, and the appeal of the sentence is DISMISSED.