FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 21 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 08-10569
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:08-cr-00657-NVW
v.
MEMORANDUM *
SEBASTIAN BARRIENTOS-VELEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Neil V. Wake, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 29, 2010 **
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Sebastian Barrientos-Velez appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 51-
month sentence imposed for illegal reentry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Barrientos-Velez’s counsel
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to
withdraw as counsel of record. Appellant has filed a pro se brief. No answering
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 on direct appeal.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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