UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond Antoine SCOTT, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, 688 F. App'x 423

MEMORANDUM Raymond Antoine Scott, Jr., appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 288-month sentence for second-degree murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111(

b) and 1153. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Scott’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Scott the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supple-, mental brief or answering brief has been filed. Scott waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver.

See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We accordingly dismiss the appeal. See id. at 988. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. DISMISSED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.