United States v. Edward Lutt

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 21 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 09-50182 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 8:06-cr-00061-JVS v. MEMORANDUM * EDWARD LUTT, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California James V. Selna, District Judge, Presiding Submitted June 29, 2010 ** Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges. Edward Lutt appeals from the 15-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and engaging in monetary transactions with criminally derived property, in violation of * 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). SR/Research 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957(a) and 2. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Lutt’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided the appellant with the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or 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. Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is DISMISSED. SR/Research 2 09-50182