Pederson

United States v. Pederson

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75 F. App'x 623
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 15, 2003No. 01-30367California225 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Wallis E. Pederson appeals his conviction and 12-month sentence following his *624 guilty plea to presenting a fictitious U.S. Treasury instrument, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 514 (a)(2), and three counts of attempting to interfere with the administration of internal revenue laws, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7212 .

Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 , 87 S.Ct. 1396 , 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Pederson’s counsel has submitted a brief stating that he has found no meritorious issues for review. No supplemental pro se brief has been filed. The government did not file a brief.

Because Pederson knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal and was sentenced within the terms of the plea agreement, we lack jurisdiction to consider his appeal. See United States v. Nunez, 223 F.3d 956, 958 (9th Cir.2000) (“Generally, courts will enforce a defendant’s waiver of his right to appeal if (1) the language of the waiver encompasses the defendant’s right to appeal on the grounds claimed on appeal, and (2) the waiver is knowingly and voluntarily made.”) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED and the…

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