United States v. Jose Luis Mora-Avalos

28 F.3d 109 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Luis MORA-AVALOS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10239. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1994. * Decided July 7, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jose Luis Mora-Avalos appeals the 135-month sentence imposed following his entry of a guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1), 846. 3 Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Mora-Avalos' attorney filed a request to withdraw as counsel of record and submitted a brief identifying three potential issues for review: the district court erred by (1) denying Mora-Avalos a reduction under U.S.S.G. Sec. 3B1.2(b) based on his mitigating role in the offense of conviction, (2) including a prior conviction for driving without a license in his criminal history…