United States of America v. J. Jesus Ocegueda-Ocegueda

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
J. JESUS OCEGUEDA-OCEGUEDA,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-10611
D.C. No. 4:14-cr-01426-JGZ
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Jennifer G. Zipps, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 18, 2017**
Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
J. Jesus Ocegueda-Ocegueda appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his bench-trial conviction and 57-month concurrent sentences for
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to
distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C),
FILED
JAN 23 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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and 846; and conspiracy to import and importation of methamphetamine, in
violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1), 960(b)(3), and 963. Pursuant to
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ocegueda-Ocegueda’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 Ocegueda-Ocegueda 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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