Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio LOYA-TORRES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-17
Citations: 167 F. App'x 676
Docket Number: No. 04-10538
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Antonio LOYA-TORRES, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 167
Pages: 676–677

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Antonio LOYA-TORRES, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-10538.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 13, 2006.
Decided Feb. 17, 2006.
Lisa Jennis Settel, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Michael S. Reeves, Esq., Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Antonio Loya-Torres appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 70-month sentence imposed for conspiracy to commit hostage taking, and conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371,1203, and 1324(a)(1)(A).
Loya-Torres's attorney has filed a brief and moved to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), on the ground that the appeal presents no arguable issues. Loya-Torres has not submitted a pro se supplemental brief.
Because our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82-83, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), indicates that Loya-Torres knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal and was sentenced within the terms of the plea agreement, we enforce the waiver and dismiss the appeal. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2000) (stating that an appeal waiver is valid when it is entered knowingly and voluntarily); see also United States v. Cardenas, 405 F.3d 1046, 1048 (9th Cir.2005) (noting that the changes in senteneing law imposed by United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), did not render waiver of appeal involuntary and unknowing).
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the appeal is DISMISSED
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.