United States of America v. BRYAN JOSHUA TEWANEMA, AKA Bryan Tewanema

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
BRYAN JOSHUA TEWANEMA, AKA
Bryan Tewanema,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 19-10362
D.C. No. 3:17-cr-08223-GMS-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
G. Murray Snow, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 15, 2022**
Before: CANBY, CALLAHAN, and BADE, Circuit Judges.
Bryan Joshua Tewanema appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea convictions and aggregate 355-month sentence for
second-degree murder and use of a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation
of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1153, and 924(c)(1)(A)(iii), respectively. Pursuant to
* 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
NOV 21 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Tewanema’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 Tewanema the opportunity to file a pro se
supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been
filed.
Tewanema 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.
DISMISSED.

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