Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcos VELAZQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-07-29
Citations: 610 F. App'x 713
Docket Number: No. 14-10312
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcos VELAZQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: CANBY, BEA, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 610
Pages: 713–714

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcos VELAZQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-10312.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 21, 2015.
Filed July 29, 2015.
Mark S. Kokanovich, Mark J. Wenker, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Douglas Erickson, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Marcos Velazquez, Douglas, AZ, pro se.
Before: CANBY, BEA, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Marcos Velazquez appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 60-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(vii), 846. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Velazquez's counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Velazquez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Velazquez waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir.2009). We accordingly dismiss the appeal. See id. at 988.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.