United States of America v. Alberto Herrera-Arteaga, a.k.a. Alberto Herrera Arteaga, a.k.a. Juan A. Rita-…

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ALBERTO HERRERA-ARTEAGA, a.k.a.
Alberto Herrera Arteaga, a.k.a. Juan A. Rita-
Herrera, a.k.a. Juan Alberto Rita-Herrera,
Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 16-10493
16-10494
D.C. Nos. 2:11-cr-01154-RM
4:15-cr-01804-RM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Rosemary Marquez, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted September 26, 2017**
Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
In these consolidated appeals, Alberto Herrera-Arteaga appeals his guilty-
plea conviction and 51-month sentence for reentry of a removed alien, in violation
of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, and the revocation of supervised release and concurrent 18-
* 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 2 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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month sentence imposed upon revocation. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), Herrera-Arteaga’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 Herrera-Arteaga 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 these direct appeals.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.

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