United States of America v. Maria Esther Figueroa- Salinas

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MARIA ESTHER FIGUEROA-
SALINAS,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 12-10328
D.C. No. 4:11-cr-02258-CKJ
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Cindy K. Jorgenson, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 18, 2013**
Before: TALLMAN, M. SMITH, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Maria Esther Figueroa-Salinas appeals from the district court’s judgment
and challenges her guilty-plea conviction and 40-month sentence for reentry after
deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386
FILED
JUN 21 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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U.S. 738 (1967), Figueroa-Salinas’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 Figueroa-Salinas 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.
The court is in receipt of Figueroa-Salinas’s letter dated May 30, 2013.
Insofar as the letter can be construed as a motion for substitute counsel, that motion
is denied.
AFFIRMED.
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