NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 12 2020

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-10124

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:17-cr-01156-SPL-1

v.

MEMORANDUM*

LEON ARTHUR DOSELA,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Steven P. Logan, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 6, 2020**

Before: BERZON, N.R. SMITH, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Leon Arthur Dosela appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 241-month sentence for second-degree

murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1153. Pursuant to Anders v. California,

386 U.S. 738 (1967), Dosela’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no

* 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). grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Dosela

has filed a pro se supplemental brief. No answering brief has been filed.

Dosela waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. 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 accordingly dismiss

the appeal. See id. at 988.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. Dosela’s request for

appointment of new counsel is DENIED.

DISMISSED.

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