United States of America v. ARTURO CRUZ, AKA Art

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ARTURO CRUZ, AKA Art,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 22-50095
D.C. No. 8:07-cr-00202-DOC-4
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 15, 2022**
Before: CANBY, CALLAHAN, and BADE, Circuit Judges.
Arturo Cruz appeals from the district court’s amended judgment and
challenges the aggregate 214-month sentence imposed on remand following his
jury-trial convictions for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations offenses,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962; narcotics offenses, in violation of 21 U.S.C.
* 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
NOV 22 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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§§ 841 & 846; money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956; and possession
of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Cruz’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 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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