United States of America v. Samuel William Wright

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SAMUEL WILLIAM WRIGHT,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 13-30277
D.C. No. 2:12-cr-00049-RMP
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Washington
Rosanna Malouf Peterson, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 18, 2014**
Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Samuel William Wright appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 63-month sentence for distribution of
heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), Wright’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds
FILED
DEC 1 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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for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have
provided Wright the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se
supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Wright has waived his right to appeal his 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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