United States of America v. Alejandro Flores Rojas, a.k.a. Alejandro Flores-Rojas, a.k.a. Alejandro Rojas Flores

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ALEJANDRO FLORES ROJAS, a.k.a.
Alejandro Flores-Rojas, a.k.a. Alejandro
Rojas Flores,
Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 16-10472
16-10473
D.C. Nos. 2:16-cr-00523-NVW
2:14-cr-00802-NVW
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Neil V. Wake, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted October 23, 2017**
Before: LEAVY, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
In these consolidated appeals, Alejandro Flores Rojas appeals his guilty-plea
conviction and 21-month sentence for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8
U.S.C. § 1326, and the revocation of supervised release and consecutive 11-month
* 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).
FILED
OCT 27 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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sentence imposed upon revocation. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967), Flores Rojas’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
Flores Rojas the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se
supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Flores Rojas waived his right to appeal his conviction, the revocation of
supervised release, and his sentences. 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 these appeals. See id. at 988.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.

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