FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 21 2010

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. 09-50182

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 8:06-cr-00061-JVS

v.

MEMORANDUM *

EDWARD LUTT,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California James V. Selna, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 29, 2010 **

Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Edward Lutt appeals from the 15-month sentence imposed following his

guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and

engaging in monetary transactions with criminally derived property, in violation of

* 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).

SR/Research 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957(a) and 2. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738

(1967), Lutt’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along

with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided the appellant

with 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, 80-81 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.

Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district

court’s judgment is DISMISSED.

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