United States of America v. Mauricio Aguilar-Roblero

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
MAURICIO AGUILAR-ROBLERO,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-30260
D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00052-TOR
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Washington
Thomas O. Rice, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 19, 2019**
Before: FERNANDEZ, SILVERMAN, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Mauricio Aguilar-Roblero appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 135-month sentence for possession with
intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and
(b)(1)(A)(viii). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Aguilar-
* 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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Roblero’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along
with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Aguilar-Roblero has filed a pro se
supplemental brief. No answering brief has been filed.
Aguilar-Roblero waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. Our
independent review of the record pursuant 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 appeal. See id. at 988.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. We treat Aguilar-Roblero’s
pro se submissions, Docket Entry Nos. 14 and 21, as motions for appointment of
new counsel and DENY the motions.
DISMISSED.

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