United States of America v. Juan Ruiz-Ornelas

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The Honorable Charles B. Kornmann, Senior United States District
Judge for the District of South Dakota, sitting by designation.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision***
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JUAN RUIZ-ORNELAS,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 11-10653
D.C. No. 2:11-cr-01303-DGC
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Charles B. Kornmann, District Judge, Presiding**
Submitted January 15, 2013***
Before: SILVERMAN, BEA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Juan Ruiz-Ornelas appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
his guilty-plea conviction and 41-month sentence for reentry of a removed alien, in
FILED
JAN 16 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967), Ruiz-Ornelas’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 Ruiz-Ornelas 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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