United States v. Jason Dennis ( 2011 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 15 2011
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. 09-30376
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:09-cr-00033-SEH
v.
MEMORANDUM *
JASON X. DENNIS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 11, 2011 **
Before: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Jason X. Dennis appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 37-month
sentence for possession with intent to distribute cocaine in a public housing facility
and distribution of cocaine in a public housing facility, in violation of 21 U.S.C.
§§ 841(a)(1) and 860. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
*
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).
Dennis’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with
a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided the appellant with
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, 80-81 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district
court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.
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