United States of America v. Lucky Diamond Mapuni

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
LUCKY DIAMOND MAPUNI,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 12-10357
D.C. No. 1:10-cr-00923-LEK
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Hawaii
Leslie E. Kobayashi, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 18, 2013**
Before: TALLMAN, M. SMITH, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Lucky Diamond Mapuni appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 180-month sentence for conspiracy to
distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of
methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846.
FILED
JUN 21 2013
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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Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Mapuni’s counsel has filed
a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw
as counsel of record. Mapuni has filed a pro se supplemental brief. 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 as to Mapuni’s conviction.
We accordingly affirm Mapuni’s conviction.
Mapuni waived his right to appeal his sentence. Our independent review of
the record discloses no arguable issues as to the validity of the waiver. See United
States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). Moreover, we reject
Mapuni’s contention that the district court invalidated the appeal waiver during
sentencing. See United States v. Aguilar-Muniz, 156 F.3d 974, 977 (9th Cir 1998).
We therefore dismiss Mapuni’s appeal as to his sentence. See Watson, 582 F.3d at
988.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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