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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 18 2021 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-50377 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00288-AB-1 v. MEMORANDUM* JESUS RAUL SALAZAR-ESPINOZA, AKA Jesus Salazar Cerbontes, AKA Antonio Hernandes Cervantes, AKA Antonio Pinosa Cervantes, AKA Hernandez Antonio Cervantes, AKA Jesus Salazar Cervantes, AKA Antonio Cervantes- Hernandez, AKA Jesus Espinosa, AKA Ramon J. Hernandez, AKA Salazar Israel Cervantes, AKA Jesus Salazar Pedro, AKA Gabriel Espinoza Salazar, AKA Gabriel P. Salazar, AKA Raul Salazar-Lopez, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Andre Birotte, Jr., District Judge, Presiding Submitted March 16, 2021** Before: GRABER, R. NELSON, and HUNSAKER, Circuit Judges. * 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). Jesus Raul Salazar-Espinoza appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea convictions and aggregate 180-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of
21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(viii), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738(1967), Salazar-Espinoza’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Salazar-Espinoza has filed a pro se supplemental brief and request to appoint new counsel. The government has moved for summary affirmance. Salazar-Espinoza waived his right to appeal his convictions, with the exception of an appeal based on a claim that his pleas were involuntary. Salazar- Espinoza also waived the right to appeal most aspects of his sentence. 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 the voluntariness of Salazar- Espinoza’s pleas or any aspect of the sentence that falls outside the scope of the appeal waiver. We, therefore, affirm as to those issues, and grant in part the government’s motion for summary affirmance. Having found no arguable issues as to the enforceability of the appeal waiver, we dismiss the remainder of the appeal. See United States v. Watson,
582 F.3d 974, 988 (9th Cir. 2009). 2 19-50377 The government’s motion to file under seal its motion to seal and its motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED. The Clerk will maintain under seal the motions submitted at Docket Entry Nos. 32-1 and 32-2. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. Salazar-Espinoza’s request to appoint new counsel is DENIED. AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part. 3 19-50377
Document Info
Docket Number: 19-50377
Filed Date: 3/18/2021
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 3/18/2021