United States of America v. Nelda Drucila Plata-Armenta, a.k.a. Nelda Plata-Armenta

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The Honorable Howard D. McKibben, Senior United States District**
Judge for the District of Nevada, sitting by designation.
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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.
NELDA DRUCILA PLATA-ARMENTA,
a.k.a. Nelda Plata-Armenta,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 12-10410
D.C. No. 2:12-cr-00587-ROS
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Howard D. McKibben, District Judge, Presiding**
Submitted June 18, 2013***
Before: TALLMAN, M. SMITH, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Nelda Drucila Plata-Armenta appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges her guilty-plea conviction and 21-month sentence for reentry of a
FILED
JUN 24 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), Plata-Armenta’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 Plata-Armenta 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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