Valenzuela

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 27 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-2618 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:23-cr-01171-SMB-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

STEVEN ZACK VALENZUELA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Susan M. Brnovich, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 20, 2024 **

Before: CANBY, TALLMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Steven Zack Valenzuela appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 33-month sentence for transport of illegal

aliens, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) and (a)(1)(B)(ii). Pursuant to

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Valenzuela’s counsel has filed a brief

* 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). stating that there are no grounds for…