FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 20 2016
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 15-10133
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:14-cr-00164-DGC
v.
MEMORANDUM*
MARCO ANTONIO OCHOA-
GONZALEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
David G. Campbell, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 14, 2016**
Before: BEA, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Marco Antonio Ochoa-Gonzalez appeals from the district court’s judgment
and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 70-month sentence for possession
with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
*
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).
and (b)(1)(C). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ochoa-
Gonzalez’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 Ochoa-
Gonzalez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se
supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Ochoa-Gonzalez 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.
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