FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
NOV 08 2016
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 15-50299
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No.
8:14-cr-00130-JLS-1
v.
ARTEMIO VARGAS LOPEZ, a.k.a. MEMORANDUM*
Artemio Lopez Vargas,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 4, 2016**
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges.
Artemio Vargas Lopez appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his conviction and 41-month sentence for being an illegal alien found in
the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant
*
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).
to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Lopez’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 Lopez 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 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.
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