United States of America v. Berlain Galvez-Lopez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
BERLAIN GALVEZ-LOPEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 12-10260
D.C. No. 4:11-cr-04096-JGZ
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Jennifer G. Zipps, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 10, 2013**
Before: HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
Berlain Galvez-Lopez appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his jury-trial conviction and 60-month sentence for three counts of
bringing in an illegal alien for profit, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii).
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Galvez-Lopez’s counsel
FILED
JUN 17 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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has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to
withdraw as counsel of record. Galvez-Lopez has filed a pro se supplemental
brief. No 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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