United States v. Arjona, No. 21-3099 (10th Cir. 2022)

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Appellate Case: 21-3099 Document: 010110710063 Date Filed: 07/13/2022 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT ___________________________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, July 13, 2022 Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court Plaintiff - Appellee, v. MICHAEL A. ARJONA, No. 21-3099 (D.C. No. 6:19-CR-10025-EFM-1) (D. Kan.) Defendant - Appellant. _________________________________________ ORDER AND JUDGMENT * __________________________________________ Before BACHARACH, BALDOCK, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges. ___________________________________________ Mr. Michael Arjona pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release. He appeals. * Oral argument would not help us decide the appeal, so we have decided the appeal based on the record and the parties’ briefs. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)(C); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). Our order and judgment does not constitute binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. But the order and judgment may be cited for its persuasive value if otherwise appropriate. See Fed. R. App. P. 32.1(a); 10th Cir. R. 32.1(A). Appellate Case: 21-3099 Document: 010110710063 Date Filed: 07/13/2022 Page: 2 Mr. Arjona’s counsel seeks leave to withdraw, invoking Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and stating that any appellate challenges would be frivolous. We gave Mr. Arjona an opportunity to respond with any additional arguments that he might have. But he did not file a response, and his deadline expired. We agree with defense counsel that all potential grounds for appeal would be frivolous. So we grant the motion to withdraw and dismiss the appeal. Entered for the Court Robert E. Bacharach Circuit Judge 2

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