United States v. Ostwald

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 29 2024 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1669 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:17-cr-00034-SPW-1 v.

MEMORANDUM* GEORGE DAVID OSTWALD, Jr.,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana

Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding Submitted February 21, 2024** Before: FERNANDEZ, NGUYEN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

George David Ostwald, Jr., appeals from the ten-month sentence imposed following the district court’s revocation of supervised release. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ostwald’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. record. We have provided Ostwald 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 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

AFFIRMED.

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