United States v. Lopez-Mendez

54 F. App'x 656

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: January 16, 2003
• Docket: No. 01-30386; D.C. No. CR-01-60029-MRH
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Jose Lopez-Mendez appeals from his guilty plea conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(A)(viii) and 846. Lopez-Mendez’s counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), stating there are no arguable issues for review and seeking to withdraw as counsel of record. Mendez has not filed a pro se supplemental brief.

Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no issues for review. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.