United States of America v. Hui Qiang Yan, a.k.a. Hui Chang

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).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
HUI QIANG YAN, a.k.a. Hui Chang,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 11-10641
D.C. No. 1:11-cr-00002-RVM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands
Ramona V. Manglona, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 16, 2013**
Before: CANBY, IKUTA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Hui Qiang Yan appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the
three-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy
to unlawfully produce and transfer an identification document, in violation of 18
U.S.C. § 1028(a)(1), (a)(2), and (f). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S.
FILED
APR 17 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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738 (1967), Yan’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
Yan 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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