United States of America v. Mariscal Santos Zamorano

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MARISCAL SANTOS ZAMORANO,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-50461
D.C. No. 3:14-cr-01019-JLS
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California
Janis L. Sammartino, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 25, 2015**
Before: McKEOWN, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Mariscal Santos Zamorano appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 27-month sentence for being a removed
alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Zamorano’s counsel has filed a brief
FILED
SEP 01 2015
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as
counsel of record. We have provided Zamorano the opportunity to file a pro se
supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been
filed.
Zamorano 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.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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