United States of America v. Ricardo Briones

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
RICARDO BRIONES,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 22-10133
D.C. No. 2:96-cr-00464-DLR-2
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Douglas L. Rayes, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 14, 2023**
Before: FERNANDEZ, FRIEDLAND, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Ricardo Briones appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for
compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). Pursuant to Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Briones’s counsel has filed a brief stating that
there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of
* 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
FEB 23 2023
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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record. We have provided Briones 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.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.

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