Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shannon LITTLEBIRD, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-04-20
Citations: 228 F. App'x 784
Docket Number: No. 06-30169
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shannon LITTLEBIRD, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: O’SCANNLAIN, CLIFTON, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 228
Pages: 784–785

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shannon LITTLEBIRD, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-30169.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 16, 2007.
Filed April 20, 2007.
Marcia Good Hurd, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Steven C. Babcock, Esq., Federal Defenders of Montana, Billings, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, CLIFTON, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Shannon Littlebird appeals from his jury trial conviction and 212-month sentence for aggravated sexual abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2241(a).
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Littlebird's counsel has filed a brief stating that he finds no meritorious issues for review, and a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Littlebird has filed a pro se supplemental brief.
Our examination of the briefs and our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83-84, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), disclose no arguable issues for review on direct appeal.
We GRANT counsel's motion to withdraw and DENY all other pending motions.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
. To the extent Littlebird seeks to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, we decline to reach this issue on direct appeal. See United States v. McKenna, 327 F.3d 830, 845 (9th Cir.2003).