NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FILED
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JUN 02 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 16-10174
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No.
3:15-cr-08180-SPL-1
v.
AARON VINCE SILAS, MEMORANDUM*
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Steven Paul Logan, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 31, 2017**
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges.
Aaron Vince Silas appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
his 84-month sentence for aggravated sexual assault, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§
1153, 2241(a)(1), and 2246. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967), Silas’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief,
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Silas the
opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or
answering brief has been filed.
Silas has waived his right to appeal. Because the record discloses no
arguable issue as to the validity of the appeal waiver, we dismiss the appeal. See
United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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