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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

__________ No. 12

- 4099

__________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v. ALEXANDER LOPEZ

- CINTRON, a/k/a Cain ALEXANDER LOPEZ

- CINTRON, Appel lant

__________ On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (D.C. Criminal No. 1

- 11

- cr - 00243

- 001 ) District Judge: Honorable John E. Jones, III Submitted Under Third Circuit L AR 34.1(a)

June 11, 2013 BEFORE: McKEE, Chief Judge , AMBRO and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges (Filed : June 25, 2013 )

__________ OPINION OF THE COURT

__________ NYGAARD, Circuit Judge
. Jennifer P. Wilson , Esq. , counsel for Appellant Alexander Lopez

- Cintron , has filed a motion to withdraw from th is cas e and has submitted a brief to support this appeal.

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Pursuant to Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738 (1967), counsel argues that there are no
non - frivolous issues that can be raised on appeal by Lopez

- Cintron, who was given a copy of the motion and the brie f with the notice that he could file a pro se brief. He elected not to do so. Lopez

- Cintron entered into a guilty plea before the District Court to one c ount of conspiracy to distribute twenty
- eight grams and more of cocaine base and cocaine, in violatio n of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Lopez

- Cintron was assigned a criminal history category of V, and an offense level of twenty
- three , which placed his S entencing G uideline range from 84 to 108 months imprisonment
. A fter conducting a thorough sentencing he a ring, t he D istrict Court sentenced Lopez

- Cintron to eighty

- four months of imprisonment, four years of supervised release, a special assessment, and a $500.00 fine. He timely appealed
. Under Anders v. California , if appellate counsel “finds his case to be wholly f rivolous, after a conscientious examination of it, he should so advise the court and request permission to withdraw. That request must, however, be accompanied by a brief referring to anything in the record that might arguably support the appeal.” 386 U. S. 738, 744 (1967). “The Court ’ s inquiry when counsel submits an Anders brief is thus twofold: (1) whether counsel adequately fulfilled the rule ’ s requirements; and (2) whether an independent review of the record presents any non

- frivolous issues.” Unite d States v. Youla , 241 F.3d 296, 300 (3d Cir. 2001). As to the guilty plea, Lopez

- Cintron entered into the negotiated agreement knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. The District Court carefully explained to

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Lopez

- Cintron the rights and the ramifi cations of entering a plea of guilty. The District Court also confirmed that Lopez

- Cintron was mentally competent, was not under t he influence of any medication or other substance, and that he understood the nature of the proceedings. The record, therefo re, clearly supports the finding that Lopez

- Cintron made a knowing, in telligent, and voluntary plea. We likewise see no error in Lopez

- Cintron’s sentence. The District Court fully complied with Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Moreove r, the District Court identified the correct G uideline range, and examined the relevant sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). The District Court ultimately sentenced Lopez

- Cintron to the lower end of the Guideline range. We find no error with thi s sentencing procedure used by the District Court. Any argument that the sentencing process was illegal would be frivolous. Finally, we have conducted our own independent examination of the record, and conclude that there are no non

- frivolous issues that could be raised on appeal. Thus, we will affirm the District Court’s judgment of sentence and we will grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. In conclusion, w e find that no non

- frivolous issues exist for consideration on appeal. We will grant counsel ’ s mot ion to withdraw, pursuant to Anders , and affirm the judgment of the District Court. Counsel is also relieved of any obligation to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court. See 3d Cir. L.A.R. 109.2(b).