United States of America v. Joseph Edward Camargo

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JOSEPH EDWARD CAMARGO,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 19-10179
D.C. No.
4:11-cr-04021-RCC-DTF-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Raner C. Collins, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 14, 2021**
Before: WALLACE, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Joseph Edward Camargo appeals from the district court’s amended judgment
and challenges the 50-year sentence imposed upon remand for resentencing
following his jury-trial convictions for second-degree murder, in violation of 18
U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1152; assault resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of
* 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
DEC 22 2021
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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18 U.S.C. §§ 113(a)(6) and 1152; possession of ammunition by a prohibited
person, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2); and 2 counts of
possession and discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(iii). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), Camargo’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 Camargo the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se
supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
We previously affirmed Camargo’s convictions, but remanded for the
district court to resentence Camargo. See United States v. Camargo, 738 Fed.
App’x 567 (9th Cir. 2018). 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 regarding the sentence imposed upon remand.
However, we remand for the district court to correct the judgment in the
following respects: (1) reduce the terms of supervised release for Counts 4 (assault
resulting in serious bodily injury) and 5 (possession of ammunition by a prohibited
person) to 3 years each, which is the statutory maximum for those offenses, see 18
U.S.C. §§ 3559(a)(3), 3583(b)(2); see also 18 U.S.C. §§ 113(a)(6), 924(a)(2);
(2) with respect to Count 1, change first degree murder to second degree murder;

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and (3) with respect to Count 4, change the statute of conviction from 18 U.S.C.
§ 113(a)(3) to 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(6).
Camargo’s counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED in part; REMANDED to correct the judgment in part.

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