USA V. JAIME MORENO-CHICUELLAR, No. 16-10223 (9th Cir. 2017)

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FILED JAN 23 2017 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 16-10223 D.C. No. 4:15-cr-02045-RM v. MEMORANDUM* JAIME MORENO-CHICUELLAR, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Rosemary Marquez, District Judge, Presiding Submitted January 18, 2017** Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges. Jaime Moreno-Chicuellar appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 18-month concurrent sentences for six counts of transportation of illegal aliens for profit, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) and (a)(1)(B)(i). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. * 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). 738 (1967), Moreno-Chicuellar’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 Moreno-Chicuellar 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 16-10223

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