United States of America v. Teofilo Basoco Vega, a.k.a. Teofilo Vega Basoco, a.k.a. Teofilo Basoco-Vega

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
TEOFILO BASOCO VEGA, a.k.a. Teofilo
Vega Basoco, a.k.a. Teofilo Basoco-Vega,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-10332
D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00660-GMS
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
G. Murray Snow, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 13, 2018**
Before: LEAVY, M. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Teofilo Basoco Vega appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and ten-month sentence for reentry of a
removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), Vega’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no
* 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
MAR 19 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Vega has
filed a letter, which we treat as a pro se supplemental brief. No answering brief
has been filed.
Vega 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.
We decline to address on direct appeal Vega’s pro se claim of ineffective
assistance of counsel. See United States v. Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1259-60 (9th
Cir. 2011).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.

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