United States of America v. Bao Zhong Wang

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
BAO ZHONG WANG,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 15-10026
D.C. No. 1:14-cr-00007-RVM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands
Alex R. Munson, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 20, 2016**
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Bao Zhong Wang appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
his guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence for distribution of
methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). Pursuant to
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Wang’s counsel has filed a brief stating
FILED
JAN 25 2016
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. Wang filed two pro se letters, which we treat as Wang’s pro se
supplemental brief. No answering brief has been filed.
Wang 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.
To the extent that Wang seeks to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of
counsel, we decline to address this issue on direct appeal. See United States v.
Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 2011).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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