United States v. 2020-08-07 | 19-10359 | USA V. MIGUEL VARGAS-ZUNIGA | nonprecedential | memorandum disposition |

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

MIGUEL RAMON VARGAS-ZUNIGA,

Defendant-Appellant.

No. 19-10359

D.C. No. 2:19-cr-00816-SMB-1

MEMORANDUM
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Ap peal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Susan M. Brnovich, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 5, 2020
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Before: SCHROEDER, HAWKINS, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Miguel Ramon Vargas-Zuniga appeals from the district court’s judgment
and challenges his guilty-p lea conviction and 37-month sentence for reentry of a
removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), Vargas-Zuniga’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there

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This disp osition is not appropriate for p ublication and is not p recedent
excep t as p rovided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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The p anel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. Ap p. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED

AUG 7 2020

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.
We have p rovided Vargas-Zuniga the opportunity to file a p ro se supplemental
brief. No p ro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Vargas-Zuniga waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. Our
indep endent review of the record p ursuant 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 ap peal. See id. at 988.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.