United States of America v. Vicente Ortiz-Hernandez

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The Honorable Philip G. Reinhard, Senior United States District**
Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision***
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
VICENTE ORTIZ-HERNANDEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 11-10573
D.C. No. 4:10-cr-03837-RCC
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Philip G. Reinhard, District Judge, Presiding**
Submitted September 10, 2012***
Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Vicente Ortiz-Hernandez appeals from the 36-month sentence imposed
following his guilty-plea conviction for reentry after deportation, in violation of 8
FILED
SEP 20 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ortiz-
Hernandez’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along
with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Ortiz-
Hernandez 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 direct appeal.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.

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