United States v. Hui Qiang Yan

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 17 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 11-10641 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 1:11-cr-00002-RVM v. MEMORANDUM * HUI QIANG YAN, a.k.a. Hui Chang, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands Ramona V. Manglona, Chief Judge, Presiding Submitted April 16, 2013 ** Before: CANBY, IKUTA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges. Hui Qiang Yan appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the three-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to unlawfully produce and transfer an identification document, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(1), (a)(2), and (f). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. * 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). 738 (1967), Yan’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 Yan 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. 2 11-10641