FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 31 2010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. 09-10117
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 1:98-CR-00763-DAE
JEFFREY VINCENT,
MEMORANDUM *
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Hawaii
David A. Ezra, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 16, 2010 **
Before: SCHROEDER, PREGERSON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Jeffrey Vincent appeals from the district court’s denial of his 18 U.S.C. §
3582(c)(2) motion to modify his sentence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Aikens’ 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).
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filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw
as counsel of record. Appellant has filed a pro se supplemental brief, and the
Government has filed an answering brief.
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.
All pending motions are denied.
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