Aguilar
United States v. Aguilar
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Jose Aguilar appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 . Aguilar’s attorney has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 , 87 S.Ct. 1396 , 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), on the ground that she failed to discover any arguable issues on appeal.
The plea agreement provided that:
The sentence imposed (108 months) is within the specified statutory maximum (life), the district court did not depart upward, and the total offense level is 31. Having independently reviewed the record, we are satisfied that the plea agreement, including the waiver of the right to appeal, was entered knowingly and voluntarily. United States v. Aguilar-Muniz, 156 F.3d 974, 976 (9th Cir.1998). We therefore enforce the waiver, grant the motion to withdraw, and dismiss the appeal.
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
. We read the waiver exceptions for, inter alia, "an explicitly retroactive change in the applicable Sentencing…