FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 15 2010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. 09-30074
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:08-cr-00144-JLR
v.
ARTURO GALLEGOS-DIAZ, MEMORANDUM *
a.k.a. Alaquin and Nahum Copado-Nieto,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 5, 2010 **
Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Arturo Gallegos-Diaz appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 216-
month sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, 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).
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A) and 846. We have jurisdiction pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Gallegos-Diaz’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 considered the claims raised by
Gallegos-Diaz’s pro se letter submitted on June 19, 2009. 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.
Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, Gallegos-Diaz’s
request for appointment of new counsel is denied, and the district court’s judgment
is AFFIRMED.
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