United States of America v. Juan Antonio Gonzalez- Velasquez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JUAN ANTONIO GONZALEZ-
VELASQUEZ,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-10288
D.C. No. 4:17-cr-00027-RCC
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Raner C. Collins, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 11, 2018**
Before: SILVERMAN, PAEZ, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.
Juan Antonio Gonzalez-Velasquez appeals from the district court’s
judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 60-month sentence for
possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
and (b)(1)(D). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Gonzalez-
* 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).
FILED
APR 13 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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Velasquez’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
Gonzalez-Velasquez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se
supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Gonzalez-Velasquez 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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