United States of America v. Carl Williams

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CARL WILLIAMS,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 19-10042
D.C. No.
2:17-cr-00289-JAD-NJK-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Jennifer A. Dorsey, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 18, 2019**
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Carl Williams appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his
guilty-plea convictions and concurrent 74-month sentences for possession of a
stolen firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(j), 924(a)(2), and possession of a
controlled substance with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1),
* 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 25 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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(b)(1)(C). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Williams’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 Williams the
opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or
answering brief has been filed.
Williams 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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