United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Rafael Castellanos-valenzuela, Defendant-appellant, 85 F.3d 638 (9th Cir. 1996)
Annotate this CaseBefore: BROWNING, REINHARDT, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM**
Rafael Castellanos-Valenzuela appeals his conviction and sentence imposed following his guilty plea to importing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Castellanos-Valenzuela's attorney has filed a brief stating that he finds no issues for review. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83 (1988), discloses no issues for review.
We AFFIRM the district court's judgment and GRANT the motion of Stephen R. Scarborough, Esq., to withdraw as counsel of record for appellant.
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