United States of America v. Oscar Veliz-Parra

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
OSCAR VELIZ-PARRA,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-10428
D.C. No. 4:13-cr-02135-JGZ
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Jennifer G. Zipps, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 25, 2015**
Before: McKEOWN, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Oscar Veliz-Parra appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
his jury-trial conviction and 33-month sentence for reentry after deportation, in
violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967), Veliz-Parra’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for
FILED
SEP 01 2015
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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relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided
Veliz-Parra 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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