FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 08 2011
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. 09-30269
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 6:07-cr-60031-HO
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ALVARO RAMIREZ-BALDENEBRO,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Oregon
Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 15, 2010 **
Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Alvaro Ramirez-Baldenebro appeals from his conviction and 160-month
sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of
heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(i) and 846; and possession
with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C.
*
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).
§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(i). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967), Ramirez-Baldenebro’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 AFFIRMED.
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