United States of America v. Mitchell James Chandler

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
MITCHELL JAMES CHANDLER,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 21-30136
D.C. No. 1:20-cr-00124-SPW-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted October 12, 2021**
Before: TALLMAN, RAWLINSON, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.
Mitchell James Chandler appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the ten-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for
escape, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), Chandler’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no
* 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).
FILED
OCT 18 2021
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have
provided Chandler 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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