USA V. J. OCEGUEDA-OCEGUEDA, No. 15-10611 (9th Cir. 2017)

Annotate this Case

Download PDF

FILED JAN 23 2017 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 15-10611 D.C. No. 4:14-cr-01426-JGZ v. MEMORANDUM* J. JESUS OCEGUEDA-OCEGUEDA, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jennifer G. Zipps, District Judge, Presiding Submitted January 18, 2017** Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges. J. Jesus Ocegueda-Ocegueda appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his bench-trial conviction and 57-month concurrent sentences for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). and 846; and conspiracy to import and importation of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1), 960(b)(3), and 963. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ocegueda-Ocegueda’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 Ocegueda-Ocegueda the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. AFFIRMED. 2 15-10611

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.