United States of America v. Omar Lucas, a.k.a. Oski

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
OMAR LUCAS, a.k.a. Oski,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 12-50563
D.C. No. 3:11-cr-04461-BEN
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California
Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 17, 2013**
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Omar Lucas appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the
10-year term of supervised release imposed following his guilty-plea conviction
for distribution of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Pursuant to
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Lucas’s counsel has filed a brief stating
FILED
DEC 18 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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that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of
record. We have provided Lucas 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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