United States v. Manuel Landeros-Lopez ( 2023 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 22 2023
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50279
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:19-cr-00609-MWF-2
v.
MEMORANDUM*
MANUEL ANGEL LANDEROS-LOPEZ,
AKA Manuel Lopez, AKA Manuel Lopez-
Landeros, AKA Unidentified Male 1,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 15, 2023**
Before: TASHIMA, S.R. THOMAS, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.
Manuel Angel Landeros-Lopez appeals from the district court’s judgment
and challenges the 135-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea
conviction for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute
*
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).
OSA129
cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(ii), and 846. Pursuant to
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Landeros-Lopez’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 Landeros-Lopez the opportunity to file a
pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has
been filed.
The sentence imposed by the district court triggered the appeal waiver,
which bars Landeros-Lopez from challenging his custodial sentence, his
supervised release term, and the conditions of his supervised release. 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 therefore dismiss
Landeros-Lopez’s appeal.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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