United States of America v. Joy Basa Roy

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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.
JOY BASA ROY,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 12-10315
D.C. No. 2:10-cr-00599-JCM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 14, 2013**
Before: SCHROEDER, GRABER, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Joy Basa Roy appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges her
guilty-plea conviction and 24-month sentence for income tax evasion, in violation
of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Roy’s
counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a
FILED
AUG 19 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Roy the opportunity
to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief
has been filed.
Roy has waived her right to appeal her 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.

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