United States of America v. RAYMOND ANTOINE SCOTT, Jr.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
RAYMOND ANTOINE SCOTT, Jr.,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-30239
D.C. No. 3:14-cr-00060-BLW
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Idaho
B. Lynn Winmill, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 11, 2017**
Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Raymond Antoine Scott, Jr., appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 288-month sentence for second-degree
murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111(b) and 1153. Pursuant to Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Scott’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there
FILED
APR 19 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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are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.
We have provided Scott the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro
se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Scott 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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