United States v. Adrian Cortez-Estrada
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. Adrian CORTEZ-ESTRADA, Defendant — Appellant
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- Harry Pregerson (author), Thomas, Richard A. Paez
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Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MAY 26 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-50143 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:09-cr-02128-WQH v. MEMORANDUM * ADRIAN CORTEZ-ESTRADA, Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding Submitted May 24, 2011 ** Before: PREGERSON, THOMAS, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Adrian Cortez-Estrada appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 63-month sentence for being a deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Cortez- Estrada’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with * 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). a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided the appellant with 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, 80-81 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.
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