United States v. Venegas-Sagaste

543 F. App'x 639

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: October 22, 2013
• Docket: No. 12-1030
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Jose Venegas-Sagaste appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 120-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(l)(A)(viii), and 846. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. , 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Venegas-Sagaste’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 Venegas-Sagaste the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Venegas-Sagaste has 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, 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.