United States of America v. Edwin Hernandez-Trejo

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
EDWIN HERNANDEZ-TREJO,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 15-50157
D.C. No. 3:14-cr-01032-BTM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California
Barry Ted Moskowitz, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 14, 2016**
Before: BEA, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Edwin Hernandez-Trejo appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his jury-trial conviction and 66-month sentence for importation of
methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. Pursuant to Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Hernandez-Trejo’s counsel has filed a brief
FILED
JUN 20 2016
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as
counsel of record. We have provided Hernandez-Trejo 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.
We grant Hernandez-Trejo’s motion to file corrected excerpts of record.
The Clerk shall file the excerpts of record submitted on April 29, 2016.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.
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