UNITED STATES v. MEJIA PEDRAZA (2018)

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Crisoforo Fidel MEJIA-PEDRAZA, a.k.a. Crisoforo Fidel Pedraza, a.k.a. Javier Mejia-Pedazo, Defendant-Appellant.

Nos. 18-10064, 18-10065

Decided: December 03, 2018

Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.

Erica McCallum, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USTU-Office of the US Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee Crisoforo Fidel Mejia-Pedraza, Pro Se

MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated appeals, Crisoforo Fidel Mejia-Pedraza appeals his guilty-plea conviction and 37-month sentence for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, and the revocation of supervised release and 6-month partially concurrent sentence imposed upon revocation. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Mejia-Pedraza’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Mejia-Pedraza has filed a “motion,” which we treat as a pro se supplemental brief and motion for appointment of new counsel. No answering brief has been filed.

Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief in these direct appeals.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. Mejia-Pedraza’s pro se motion for appointment of new counsel is DENIED.

AFFIRMED.

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