United States v. Rony Gonzalez ( 2019 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 22 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 18-10167
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:17-cr-01418-JJT
v.
MEMORANDUM*
RONY GONZALEZ, a.k.a. Ronni Aguilar-
Lopez,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
John J. Tuchi, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 15, 2019**
Before: TROTT, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Rony Gonzalez appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his
guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence for transportation of illegal aliens for
profit, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S.
738 (1967), Gonzalez’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds
*
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).
for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have
provided Gonzalez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se
supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Gonzalez 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). We accordingly dismiss
the appeal. See id. at 988.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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