United States of America v. Sankey Jim Reid, a.k.a. Sankey Reid, a.k.a. Sankey J. Reid

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SANKEY JIM REID, a.k.a. Sankey Reid,
a.k.a. Sankey J. Reid,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 15-10192
D.C. No. 3:14-cr-08086-DLR
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Douglas L. Rayes, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 20, 2016**
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Sankey Jim Reid appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
his guilty-plea conviction and 420-month sentence for second-degree murder, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1153. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386
FILED
JAN 25 2016
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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U.S. 738 (1967), Reid’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds
for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Reid has filed a
pro se supplemental brief. No answering brief has been filed.
Reid waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. Our
independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80
(1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver. See United
States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We accordingly dismiss
the appeal. See id. at 988.
We decline to review Reid’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims on
direct appeal. See United States v. Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1259-60 (9th Cir.
2011).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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