United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Robert Wiley Hickman, Defendant-appellant, 972 F.2d 1345 (9th Cir. 1992)

MEMORANDUM^** 

Robert Wiley Hickman appeals his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines, following his plea of guilty, for one count of armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). The district court sentenced Hickman to 75 months imprisonment and five years supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Counsel's request to withdraw as counsel from an appeal based on an absence of appealable issues must be accompanied by a brief referring to any point that might arguably support the appeal. Anders v. California, 386 F.2d 738, 744 (1967). A court of appeals must make its own examination of the record to determine whether there are any appealable issues before it can act on counsel's motion to withdraw. Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82-83 (1988).

Counsel for Hickman filed a motion to withdraw and a brief, pursuant to Anders, stating that there are no issues which merit appellate review and referring to points that might arguably support an appeal. An independent review of the record reveals no issues that would support an appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment and grant the motion of Gareld Joel Gedrose, Esq., to withdraw as counsel of record. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744-45.

AFFIRMED.