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United States v. Rasmussen

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Nov 22, 2019
No. 18-10250 (9th Cir. Nov. 22, 2019)

Opinion

No. 18-10250

11-22-2019

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHAWN SCOTT RASMUSSEN, Defendant-Appellant.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00244-JJT-1 MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
John J. Tuchi, District Judge, Presiding Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Shawn Scott Rasmussen appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 76-month sentence for possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Rasmussen'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 Rasmussen the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Rasmussen waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We accordingly dismiss the appeal. See id. at 988.

Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

DISMISSED.


Summaries of

United States v. Rasmussen

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Nov 22, 2019
No. 18-10250 (9th Cir. Nov. 22, 2019)
Case details for

United States v. Rasmussen

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHAWN SCOTT RASMUSSEN…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Nov 22, 2019

Citations

No. 18-10250 (9th Cir. Nov. 22, 2019)