United States v. Juan Reyes-Castaneda , 515 F. App'x 704 ( 2013 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 22 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 09-30263
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:09-cr-05148-RBL
v.
MEMORANDUM*
JUAN REYES-CASTANEDA,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 16, 2013**
Before: CANBY, IKUTA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Juan Reyes-Castaneda appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 29-month and 1-week sentence for two
counts of unlawful entry by eluding examination and inspection by immigration
*
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).
officers, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2). Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), Reyes-Castaneda’s 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 Reyes-Castaneda 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 as to Reyes-Castaneda’s
conviction. We accordingly affirm Reyes-Castaneda’s conviction.
Because Reyes-Castaneda completed his sentence during the pendency of
this appeal, we dismiss Reyes-Castaneda’s challenge to his sentence as moot. See
United States v. Tapia-Martinez, 361 F.3d 535, 537 (9th Cir. 2004).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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