Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Alberto ESTEBAN-AVELAR, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-01
Citations: 249 F. App'x 597
Docket Number: No. 06-10420
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Jose Alberto ESTEBAN-AVELAR, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 249
Pages: 597–598

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Jose Alberto ESTEBAN-AVELAR, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 06-10420.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 24, 2007.
Filed Oct. 1, 2007.
Andrew Pacheco, United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Gregory A. Bartolomei, Esq., Federal Public Defender’s Office, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jose Alberto Esteban-Avelar appeals from his jury-trial conviction and 78-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(B)(vii). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Esteban-Avelar's counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been tiled.
Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-81, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Accordingly, counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.