United States v. Jesus Landavazo-Agundez

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 21 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-10262 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:11-cr-02214-JGZ v. MEMORANDUM* JESUS LANDAVAZO-AGUNDEZ, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Linda R. Reade, District Judge, Presiding** Submitted June 18, 2013*** Before: TALLMAN, M. SMITH, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges. Jesus Landavazo-Agundez appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 60-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 Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern 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), Landavazo-Agundez’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 Landavazo-Agundez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Landavazo-Agundez has 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. 2 12-10262