USA V. SANKEY REID, No. 15-10192 (9th Cir. 2016)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 25 2016 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 15-10192 D.C. No. 3:14-cr-08086-DLR v. MEMORANDUM* SANKEY JIM REID, a.k.a. Sankey Reid, a.k.a. Sankey J. Reid, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Douglas L. Rayes, District Judge, Presiding Submitted January 20, 2016** Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges. Sankey Jim Reid appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 420-month sentence for second-degree murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1153. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). U.S. 738 (1967), Reid’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Reid has filed a pro se supplemental brief. No answering brief has been filed. Reid 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. We decline to review Reid’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims on direct appeal. See United States v. Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 2011). Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. DISMISSED. 2 15-10192

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