USA V. JUAN PASO-ANGELES, No. 13-10353 (9th Cir. 2014)

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FILED JUN 18 2014 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 13-10353 D.C. No. 4:13-cr-00254-RCC v. MEMORANDUM* JUAN PASO-ANGELES, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona John C. Coughenour, District Judge, Presiding** Submitted June 12, 2014*** Before: McKEOWN, WARDLAW, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Juan Paso-Angeles appeals from the district court s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 24-month sentence for reentry after deportation, in * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The Honorable John C. Coughenour, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, sitting by designation. *** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Paso-Angeles 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 Paso-Angeles the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Paso-Angeles 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 13-10353

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