Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 07-50522. Attorney(S) Michael J. Raphael, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Sean K. Lokey, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Riverside, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. C. Thomas Mcdonald, Esq., Santa Ana, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Efrain Becerra-Lopez, San Bernadino, CA, pro se. Judges Richard A. Paez Richard C. Tallman Acts Food And Drugs — Drug Abuse Prevention And Control — Control And Enforcement — Offenses And Penalties — Prohibited Acts A See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Efrain BECERRA-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. MEMORANDUM This disposition is hot appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Efrain Becerra-Lopez appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 144-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Becerra-Lopez's counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided the appellant with 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, 80-81, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal. Accordingly, counsel's motion to withdraw is granted, and the conviction and sentence are affirmed. AFFIRMED.