United States of America v. Stephan Lee Donaldson, a.k.a. Justin Lee Young

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
STEPHAN LEE DONALDSON, a.k.a.
Justin Lee Young,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 10-30153
D.C. No. 2:08-cr-00401-JLR
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 15, 2013**
Before: SILVERMAN, BEA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Stephan Lee Donaldson appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and the sentence of four months
imprisonment and $108,806.14 in restitution imposed for misprision of a felony, in
FILED
JAN 16 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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violation of 18 U.S.C. § 4. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
Donaldson’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
Donaldson 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 as to Donaldson’s
conviction. We accordingly affirm Donaldson’s conviction.
Donaldson waived the right to appeal his sentence, including the amount of
restitution. Because the record discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the
sentencing waiver, we dismiss Donaldson’s appeal as to his sentence. See United
States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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