United States v. Artemio Lopez

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

NOV 08 2016

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 15-50299

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 8:14-cr-00130-JLS-1 v.

ARTEMIO VARGAS LOPEZ, a.k.a. MEMORANDUM* Artemio Lopez Vargas,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 4, 2016**

Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges.

Artemio Vargas Lopez appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges his conviction and 41-month sentence for being an illegal alien found in

the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant

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

stating that there…