United States v. Kenneth Slayton ( 2009 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 11 2009
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. 08-50388
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:08-cr-00623-RGK
v.
MEMORANDUM *
KENNETH SLAYTON,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 17, 2009 **
Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Kenneth Slayton appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 72-month
sentence for distribution of cocaine base in the form of crack cocaine, in violation
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without
oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
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of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(iii). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S.
738 (1967), Slayton’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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