United States v. 2020-01-10 | 19-10067 | USA V. JUAN ACUNA-AGUILAR | nonprecedential | memorandum disposition |

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

JUAN CARLOS ACUNA-AGUILAR,

Defendant-Appellant.

No. 19-10067

D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00080-GMS-7

MEMORANDUM
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
G. Murray Snow, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 8, 2020
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Before: CALLAHAN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Juan Carlos Acuna-Aguilar appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea convictions and concurrent 165-month sentences for
possession with intent to distribute marijuana and aiding and abetting, in violation
of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(vii), and conspiracy to

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED

JAN 10 2020

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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commit money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i), (h).
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Acuna-Aguilar’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 Acuna-Aguilar the opportunity
to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief
has been filed.
Acuna-Aguilar 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.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.