United States of America v. Luis Fidel Garcia

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
LUIS FIDEL GARCIA,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 18-10136
D.C. No. 4:16-cr-00478-JGZ-15
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Jennifer G. Zipps, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 19, 2019**
Before: FERNANDEZ, SILVERMAN, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Luis Fidel Garcia appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
his guilty-plea convictions and concurrent 30-month sentences for conspiring to
commit offenses against the United States, attempting to smuggle goods from the
United States, and making false statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371,
* 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
FEB 21 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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554(a), and 1001(a)(2), respectively. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S.
738 (1967), Garcia’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
Garcia 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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