United States of America v. Ruben Salazar-Gutierrez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RUBEN SALAZAR-GUTIERREZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 15-10317
D.C. No. 2:15-cr-00348-GMS-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
G. Murray Snow, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 11, 2015**
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges.
Ruben Salazar-Gutierrez appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 33-month sentence for reentry after
deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), Salazar-Gutierrez’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are
FILED
DEC 15 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 panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We
have provided Salazar-Gutierrez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief.
No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Salazar-Gutierrez has waived his right to appeal his conviction and
sentence. Because the record discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the
appeal waiver, we dismiss the appeal. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974,
986-88 (9th Cir. 2009).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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