United States v. Alejandro Ramirez-Matias

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAY 19 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 14-10287 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:14-cr-08044-JAT v. MEMORANDUM* ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ-MATIAS, a.k.a. Cristino Solis Martinez, a.k.a. Alejandro Ramirez, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding** Submitted May 13, 2015*** Before: LEAVY, CALLAHAN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Alejandro Ramirez-Matias appeals from the district court’s judgment and * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The Honorable Ronald S.W. Lew, Senior United States District Judge for the Central District of California, sitting by designation. *** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 46-month sentence for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ramirez-Matias’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 Ramirez-Matias the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Ramirez-Matias waived his right to appeal his 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. 2 14-10287