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2 1 U . S . C . § 8 4 1 (a )(1 ) a nd (b )(1 )(A ), a nd 1 8 U . S . C . § 2 . P urs ua nt to A n d e rs v . C a lifo r n ia , 386 U . S. 738 ( 1967) , M en doza G u i zar ’s cou n selh as f i l ed a mo ti o n to w i thd ra w a nd a b ri e f s ta ti ng the re a re no gro und s f o r re l i e f . W e d e ny w i tho ut p re

jud i c e the mo ti o n to w i thd ra w a nd o rd e r a d d i ti o na lb ri e f i ng. C oun sel ' s br i ef

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do es no t s a ti s f y the re q ui re me nts s e t f o rth i n Anders . 

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r i v ol ou s i ssu es onappeal ; ( 2) f i l e a m ot i onr equ est i n g perm i ssi on to w i thd ra w a s c o uns e lo f re c o rd ; a nd (3 ) f

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“ re f e rri ng to any th i n g i nth e r ec or d th atm i g h tar g u ab l ysupp ortth e a pp ea l . ” Id . a t 7 4 4 . T he Anders br i ef

sh ou l d p r es en tth e s tr on g es tar g u m en t s inf av orof th e c l i en tsupp ort ed b yc i t a t i o n s t o th e r e c o r d a n d a p p l i c a b l e l e g a la u th o r i ty . S e e Pe n s o n v . O h io , 488 U . S . 7 5 , 8 1 (1 9 8 8 ); M

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f A p p e a ls , 4 8 6 U . S . 4 2 9 , 4 3 9 (1 9 8 8 ); see al so 9 thC i r . R . 4 - 1 ( c ) ( 6 ) . C o un s e l d id n o tc o mp lyw ithth e th ir d r e q u ir e m e n t . T h is r e q u ir e m e n tis i mp o rta nt b e c a us e i t a f

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e re nc e s no t o nl y to the r ec or d, butal so t o th e l eg alauth or i t i es as f urn i sh ed i tbyco un se l . ’” Anders , 386 U . S . a t 7 4 5 . T hi s “ re q ui re me nt w a s d e s i gne d to p ro vi d e the a p p e l l a te c o urts w i th a b a s i s f o r d e te rmi ni ng w he the r a p p o i nte d c o uns e lha ve f ul l y p e rf o rme d the i r d uty to supp ortth ei rcl i en t s’ ap pe al s t o th e b es tof th ei rab i l i ty . ” See M

cC oy , 48 6 U . S. at 439.09- 10159 3 T h e b r ie f s ub m it t e d b yM e n d o z a G u iz a r ’ s c o un s e l id e n t ifie s n o p o t e n t ia lly ar g u ab l e i ss u es . Ac co r din g l y , w e d enyw i th outpr ej u di ce th e m ot i ont o w i th dr aw an d o r de rf

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i l e a n o p e ni ng b ri e f

“ re f e rri ng to a nythi ng i n the re c o rd tha t mi ght ar g u ab l ysupp ortth e a pp ea l . ” Anders , 38 6 U . S. at74 4. I f co un se lco n clu de s th at the a p p e a li s no t f

ri vo l o us , the n Anders do es n otap ply , an d th e a pp ea lw i l lpr oc ee d o nc o un s e l ' s a r g u m e n t s . C oun seli s di r ect ed t o serv e an d f i l e a suppl em en t albr i ef

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