United States v. Elijah Sweowat

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 19 2013

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. 12-30161

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:10-cr-02125-FVS

v.

MEMORANDUM *

ELIJAH SWEOWAT,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Fred L. Van Sickle, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 14, 2013 **

Before: SCHROEDER, GRABER, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Elijah Sweowat appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges

his jury-trial conviction and 188-month sentence for crime on an Indian

reservation, aggravated sexual abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and

2241(a). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Sweowat’s

* 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). counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds…