United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Carl Edward Beed, Defendant-appellant, 145 F.3d 1341 (9th Cir. 1998)

Submitted May 14, 1998² 

Carl Edward Beed appeals his conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, and sentence for conspiracy and unarmed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 2113(a). Beed's attorney has filed a brief stating that she can identify no issues for review, and a motion to withdraw as counsel of record pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967). Beed has filed a supplemental pro se brief. Our examination of the briefs and our independent review of the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83, 109 S. Ct. 346, 102 L. Ed. 2d 300 (1988), discloses no issues for review. Moreover, Beed's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is more appropriately raised in a collateral proceeding. See United States v. Bosch, 951 F.2d 1546, 1549 (9th Cir. 1991). Accordingly, we grant counsel's motion to withdraw, deny Beed's request for appointment of new counsel, and affirm the district court's judgment.

AFFIRMED.