United States v. Bakunts

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit January 21, 2003

United States v. Bakunts, 55 F. App'x 447 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Armen Bakunts appeals his conviction and 8-month sentence after his guilty plea *448to two counts of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344. His attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no issue for appeal.

Accordingly, we GRANT the motion to withdraw as counsel of record for appellant and the district court’s judgment is

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee v. Armen BAKUNTS, Defendant—Appellant
Status: Published