USA V. STEVEN GARCIA, No. 14-10556 (9th Cir. 2015)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 28 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 14-10556 D.C. No. 1:13-cr-00141-AWIBAM-1 v. STEVEN PAUL GARCIA, MEMORANDUM* Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Anthony W. Ishii, Senior District Judge, Presiding Submitted October 26, 2015** Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. Steven Paul Garcia appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 18-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for escape from custody, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Garcia’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no * 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). grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Garcia 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. Counsel’s motion to withdraw as counsel is GRANTED. AFFIRMED. 2

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