Opinion ID: 3002707
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Heading: g erardo r ecendiz—c ounsel’s m otion for

Text: W ITHDRAWAL Finally, we address an Anders brief submitted by counsel for a co-defendant, Gerardo Recendiz. Recendiz was charged with participating in the same conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver in excess of five kilograms of cocaine, as well as conspiracy to conduct financial transactions with the proceeds of unlawful activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). Recendiz pleaded guilty on July 12, 2005, and on March 6, 2006, after applying two downward adjustments, the trial court 36 Nos. 06-1754, 06-2380 & 06-2821 sentenced him to 135 months in federal prison, the bottom of the range according to the Sentencing Guidelines. He filed a timely notice of appeal on March 14, 2006. Recendiz’s attorney filed an Anders brief in support of his June 7, 2007, motion to withdraw as Recendiz’s appointed appellate counsel. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Recendiz did not file a response. We have reviewed counsel’s Anders brief and agree that there are no non-frivolous issues for appeal. The district court properly accepted Recendiz’s guilty plea, and Recendiz indicated that he did not wish to challenge his plea. The district court also properly calculated and considered the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range, did not clearly err in its factual findings, and imposed a reasonable sentence at the bottom of the range after considering the factors articulated in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). We therefore grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and dismiss Recendiz’s appeal.