United States of America v. Orlando Cruz-Paz, a.k.a. Lazaro Benitez Cabrera, a.k.a. Lazaro Cabrera- Benitez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
ORLANDO CRUZ-PAZ, a.k.a. Lazaro
Benitez Cabrera, a.k.a. Lazaro Cabrera-
Benitez,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-10500
D.C. No. 4:12-cr-01986-JGZ
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Jennifer G. Zipps, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 18, 2015**
Before: TASHIMA, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Orlando Cruz-Paz appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
the 63-month sentence imposed on remand following his guilty-plea conviction for
reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v.
FILED
NOV 23 2015
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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California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Cruz-Paz’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 Cruz-Paz 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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