United States v. Andrew Orozco ( 2021 )


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  •                            NOT FOR PUBLICATION                           FILED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                       MAY 25 2021
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                       No.    19-10441
    Plaintiff-Appellee,             D.C. No. 3:18-cr-08061-JJT-1
    v.
    MEMORANDUM*
    ANDREW CHRISTIAN OROZCO,
    Defendant-Appellant.
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the District of Arizona
    John J. Tuchi, District Judge, Presiding
    Submitted May 18, 2021**
    Before:      CANBY, FRIEDLAND, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.
    Andrew Christian Orozco appeals from the district court’s judgment and
    challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 97-month sentence, to be followed by a
    lifetime term of supervision, imposed for assault by strangulation or suffocation, in
    violation of 
    18 U.S.C. §§ 113
    (a)(8) and 1153, and sexual abuse of a minor, in
    *
    This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
    except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
    **
    The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
    without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    violation of 
    18 U.S.C. §§ 1153
    , 2243(a), and 2246. Pursuant to Anders v.
    California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967), Orozco’s counsel has filed a brief stating that
    there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of
    record. Orozco has filed a pro se supplemental opening brief. No answering brief
    has been filed.
    Orozco 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
    (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). Orozco’s pro se argument
    that he should have received a lower custodial sentence and term of supervised
    release is barred by the waiver. In any event, his sentence is consistent with the
    stipulations in the binding plea agreement. Furthermore, the prosecutor did not
    engage in misconduct by discussing at sentencing the dismissed charges. See
    U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3; United States v. Watts, 
    519 U.S. 148
    , 152-54 (1997) (per
    curiam). We do not reach on direct appeal Orozco’s claim that his trial counsel
    provided ineffective assistance. See United States v. Rahman, 
    642 F.3d 1257
    ,
    1259-60 (9th Cir. 2011). We accordingly dismiss the appeal. See Watson, 
    582 F.3d at 988
    .
    Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
    DISMISSED.
    2                                   19-10441
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 19-10441

Filed Date: 5/25/2021

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 5/25/2021