FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 16 2013
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. 12-10071
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:10-cr-03667-DCB
v.
MEMORANDUM *
RICARDO RAUL MENDEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
John A. Jarvey, District Judge, Presiding **
Submitted January 15, 2013 ***
Before: SILVERMAN, BEA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Ricardo Raul Mendez appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 48-month sentence for possession with
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The Honorable John A. Jarvey, United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa, sitting by designation.
***
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and
(b)(1)(A)(ii)(II). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Mendez’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 Mendez 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 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.
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