Spencer

United States v. Spencer

Good Law
340 F. App'x 414
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 7, 2009Nos. 08-30073, 08-30082California346 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

In this consolidated case, appellant Rol-lin Lee Spencer (Spencer) appeals his jury conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Appellant Suzanne Denise Rollier (Rollier) appeals her jury conviction and sentence for being an illegal or unlawful alien in possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(5)(A) and 924(a)(2).

1. After an independent review of the record, and in light of the fact that a sentence greater than indicated by the advisory guidelines was reasonable, there are no unresolved, nonfrivolous issues in Spencer’s appeal. See Anders v. Califor *416 nia, 386 U.S. 738, 744 , 87 S.Ct. 1396 , 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967); see also United States v. Warr, 530 F.3d 1152, 1160-61 (9th Cir.2008) (holding that an above-guidelines sentence was reasonable because defendant’s “personal characteristics, together with the seriousness of his crimes strongly suggested ... that [he] posed a significant danger to society and would do so for years to come”). Therefore, we affirm Spencer’s conviction and sentence, and grant his attorney’s motion to be relieved as counsel. See United States…

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