United States of America v. Jose Guadalupe Villareal- Galaviz

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JOSE GUADALUPE VILLAREAL-
GALAVIZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 11-10609
D.C. No. 2:10-cr-00555-RLH
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Roger L. Hunt, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 18, 2014**
Before: ALARCÓN, O’SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Jose Guadalupe Villareal-Galaviz appeals from the district court’s judgment
and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 87-month sentence for conspiracy to
FILED
FEB 27 2014
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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distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(i), and 846;
and possession with intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C.
§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(i). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
Villareal-Galaviz’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
Villareal-Galaviz 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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