United States v. Juan Jacobo-Ibarra

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 16 2011 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-30145 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:09-cr-05866-RJB v. MEMORANDUM * JUAN CARLOS JACOBO-IBARRA, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Robert J. Bryan, District Judge, Presiding Submitted August 11, 2011 ** Before: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges. Juan Carlos Jacobo-Ibarra appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and sentence of 23 months and one week for unlawful entry by eluding examination and inspection by immigration officers, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Jacobo-Ibarra’s counsel has * 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). 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 as to the defendant’s conviction. We dismiss the appeal of the sentence in light of the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir. 2000). Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. The conviction is AFFIRMED, and the appeal of the sentence is DISMISSED. 2 10-30145