United States v. Salazar-Valenzuela

558 F. App'x 761

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: February 27, 2014
• Docket: No. 13-10003
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Mercedes Salazar-Valenzuela appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges her guilty-plea conviction and 210-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Salazar-Valenzuela’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 Salazar-Valenzuela the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Salazar-Valenzuela has waived her right to appeal her conviction and sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (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.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.