United States v. Salvador Sanchez, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Salvador Sanchez, Jr., appeals from his guilty-plea conviction for bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a); his jury-trial conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1); and a concurrent 180-month sentence. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 , 87 S.Ct. 1396 , 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Sanchez’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 , 109 S.Ct. 346 , 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal with respect to either of Sanchez’s convictions, or the 180-month sentence imposed for being a felon in possession of a firearm. We dismiss Sanchez’s appeal of the 180-month sentence imposed for bank robbery in light of the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir. 2000).