United States v. 2020-08-07 | 19-10433 | USA V. DEREK STOKES | nonprecedential | memorandum disposition |

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

DEREK ALLEN STOKES,

Defendant-Appellant.

No. 19-10433

D.C. No.
2:19-cr-00014-MMD-NJK-1

MEMORANDUM
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Ap peal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Miranda M. Du, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 5, 2020
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Before: SCHROEDER, HAWKINS, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Derek Allen Stokes appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-p lea convictions and concurrent 13-month sentences for three
counts of assaulting, resisting, or imp eding federal officers or emp loyees, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) and (b). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386

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This disp osition is not appropriate for p ublication and is not p recedent
excep t as p rovided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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The p anel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. Ap p. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED

AUG 7 2020

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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U.S. 738 (1967), Stokes’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
p rovided Stokes the opportunity to file a p ro se sup plemental brief. No p ro se
supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Our indep endent review of the record p ursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct ap peal.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.