United States v. Chavarria

── United States v. Chavarria ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date: May 13, 2026 Category: General NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 13 2026 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-4407 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 8:22-cr-00066-PA-1 v. MEMORANDUM* VICTOR MANUEL CHAVARRIA, AKA Ernie, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Percy Anderson, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 22, 2026** Before: LEE, DESAI, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges. Victor Manuel Chavarria appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and aggregate 135-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and engaging in the business * 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). of dealing firearms without a license in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii), and 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A), respectively. Chavarria’s counsel filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), stating that there are no non-frivolous arguments for appeal. Chavarria has not filed a pro se supplemental brief. In the plea agreement, Chavarria waived the right to appeal the conviction, except to claim the plea was involuntary, and waived the right to appeal most aspects of the sentence. Our independent review of the record, see Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no basis to challenge the voluntariness of Chavarria’s plea or any aspect of the sentence that falls outside the appeal waiver. We therefore affirm as to those issues. We dismiss the remainder of the appeal because there is no non-frivolous issue as to whether the appeal waiver is enforceable. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). Chavarria’s pro se motion to substitute counsel is denied. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted. AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part. 2 25-4407