United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Ronald Joseph Valle, Defendant-appellant. (two Cases), 85 F.3d 639 (9th Cir. 1996)

Before: SCHROEDER and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and TRIMBLE,^**  District Judge.

MEMORANDUM^*** 

Pursuant to a Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(e) (1) (B) plea agreement, Ronald Joseph Valle ("Valle") pleaded guilty to charges of both unarmed and armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and (d). Although the district court failed to warn Valle that he would be bound by his guilty plea even if the court later chose to reject the terms of his plea agreement, see Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(e) (2), the court did not reject the agreement and Valle did not object to the court's omission. Valle filed timely notices of appeal from both his conviction and sentence. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967), Valle's appellate counsel has filed a brief indicating the absence of any meritorious issues for review and has requested leave to withdraw. Based on our independent examination of the record, see Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82-83 (1988), we have raised nostra sponte the question of whether the district court committed plain error by failing to give the complete warning required by Rule 11(e) (2). See Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b).

Unlike United States v. Kennell, 15 F.3d 134 (9th Cir. 1994) and United States v. Graibe, 946 F.2d 1428 (9th Cir. 1991), the district court did not reject the recommended sentence contained in the plea agreement, but sentenced Valle in accord therewith. As Valle's substantial rights were not adversely affected by the district court's failure to recite the Rule 11(e) (2) warning, there was no plain error. See United States v. Chan, --- F.3d ----, ----, No. 94-50585 (May 6, 1996).

The conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.