FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FEB 27 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 13-10003
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:11-cr-02310-DGC
v.
MEMORANDUM*
MERCEDES SALAZAR-
VALENZUELA,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
David G. Campbell, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 18, 2014**
Before: ALARCÓN, O’SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Mercedes Salazar-Valenzuela appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges her guilty-plea conviction and 210-month sentence for conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 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), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S.
738 (1967), Salazar-Valenzuela’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no
grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have
provided Salazar-Valenzuela the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief.
No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Salazar-Valenzuela has waived her right to appeal her conviction and
sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver. See
United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We accordingly
dismiss the appeal. See id. at 988.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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