United States of America v. Jaime Moreno-Chicuellar

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JAIME MORENO-CHICUELLAR,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-10223
D.C. No. 4:15-cr-02045-RM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Rosemary Marquez, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 18, 2017**
Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Jaime Moreno-Chicuellar appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 18-month concurrent sentences for six
counts of transportation of illegal aliens for profit, in violation of 8 U.S.C.
§ 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) and (a)(1)(B)(i). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S.
FILED
JAN 23 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 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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738 (1967), Moreno-Chicuellar’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 Moreno-Chicuellar 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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