Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence VONO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-08-15
Citations: 144 F. App'x 651
Docket Number: No. 02-10366; D.C. No. CR-00-00274-RLH
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Lawrence VONO, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before O’SCANNLAIN, CALLAHAN, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 144
Pages: 651–652

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Lawrence VONO, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 02-10366.
D.C. No. CR-00-00274-RLH.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 1, 2005.
Decided Aug. 15, 2005.
Peter Ko, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Paul E. Wommer, Law Office of Paul Wommer, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant Appellant.
Before O’SCANNLAIN, CALLAHAN, 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
Lawrence Vono appeals his guilty-plea conviction and 87-month sentence imposed for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 846. Vono's attorney has 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. Vono has not submitted a pro se supplemental brief.
Because our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82-88, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), indicates that Yono 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) (holding that the changes in sentencing law imposed by United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 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 Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.