Opinion
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Stephen M. McNamee, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-01-00118-1-SMM.
Michael Thomas Morrissey, Esq., USPX--Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Gail Gianasi Natale, Esq., Law Office of Gail Gianasi Natale, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: KOZINSKI, SILVERMAN, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
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.
Francisco Gonzalez-Cisneros appeals his jury trial conviction and 135-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846.
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), counsel for Gonzalez-Cisneros has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, and a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.
Gonzalez-Cisneros has filed a pro se supplemental brief. However, our independent review of the record, pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and his pro se supplemental brief, discloses no grounds for relief. Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED and the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.