United States of America v. Edwin Randal Coston, a.k.a. Allah Allah

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
EDWIN RANDAL COSTON, a.k.a. Allah
Allah,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-30129
D.C. No. 2:13-cr-00112-ALH
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Washington
Ancer L. Haggerty, District Judge, Presiding**
Submitted October 14, 2015***
Before: SILVERMAN, BYBEE, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Edwin Randal Coston, a.k.a. Allah, appeals from the district court’s
judgment and challenges his jury-trial conviction and 41-month sentence for
FILED
OCT 19 2015
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 Honorable Ancer L. Haggerty, Senior United States District
Judge for the District of Oregon, sitting by designation.
*** 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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mailing a threatening communication, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876(c). Pursuant
to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Coston’s counsel has filed a brief
stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as
counsel of record. Coston has submitted several pro se filings contesting the
jurisdiction of the district court and this court, and seeking to void the judgment
against him and obtain immediate release as well as compensation. No 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.
All other pending motions are DENIED.
AFFIRMED.
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