United States of America v. Juan Ricardo Acosta-Cruz, a.k.a. Ricardo Acosta Cruz

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JUAN RICARDO ACOSTA-CRUZ, a.k.a.
Ricardo Acosta Cruz,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-10411
D.C. No. 4:17-cr-00228-DCB
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
David C. Bury, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 15, 2018**
Before: SILVERMAN, BEA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Juan Ricardo Acosta-Cruz appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 21-month sentence for reentry of a
removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), Acosta-Cruz’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are
* 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
MAY 18 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We
have provided Acosta-Cruz 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.

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