United States v. Alexander Williams , 537 F. App'x 681 ( 2013 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 06 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-30272
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:12-cr-02024-RMP
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ALEXANDER C. WILLIAMS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Washington
Rosanna Malouf Peterson, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted July 24, 2013 **
Before: ALARCÓN, CLIFTON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Alexander C. Williams appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his jury-trial conviction and 366-day sentence for abusive sexual
contact with a child on an Indian reservation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and
2244(a)(3). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Williams’s
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
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 Williams the
opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or
answering brief has been filed.
Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.
2 12-30272