United States v. Sergio Santos-Bernal

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 27 2011 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-10520 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:09-cr-02816-JMR v. MEMORANDUM * SERGIO SANTOS-BERNAL, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona John M. Roll, District Judge, Presiding Submitted October 25, 2011 ** Before: TROTT, GOULD, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges. Sergio Santos-Bernal appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 52-month sentence for reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Santos-Bernal’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw * 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). as counsel of record. We have provided Santos-Bernal with the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. 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. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED. 2 10-10520