U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2025

United States v. Drake

United States v. Drake
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided September 26, 2025

United States v. Drake

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 26 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-6789 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:23-cr-08100-SPL-2 v. MEMORANDUM* RICK DRAKE, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Steven P. Logan, District Judge, Presiding Submitted September 17, 2025** Before: SILVERMAN, OWENS, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Rick Drake appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his jury-trial conviction and 180-month sentence for aiding and abetting robbery and brandishing of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1153, and 2111, and 924(c).

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Drake’s counsel filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), stating that there are no non-frivolous arguments for appeal. Drake has not filed a pro se supplemental brief.

Our independent review of the record, see Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no non-frivolous arguments to be made on direct appeal.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.

AFFIRMED.

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