United States of America v. Peter John Jefferson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
PETER JOHN JEFFERSON,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-30092
D.C. No. 1:16-cr-00044-SPW
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted October 23, 2017**
Before: LEAVY, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Peter John Jefferson appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the sentence of time served and ten years of supervised release imposed
following his guilty-plea conviction for abusive sexual contact with a minor, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153(a), 2244(a)(3). Pursuant to Anders v. California,
* 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
OCT 27 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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386 U.S. 738 (1967), Jefferson’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 Jefferson 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 motions to file late supplemental excerpts of record and to
withdraw are GRANTED. The Clerk shall file the supplemental excerpts of
record submitted at Docket Entry No. 11.
AFFIRMED.

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