United States v. Wayne Tan

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 23 2023 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10308 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:20-cr-08097-SMB-1 v. MEMORANDUM* WAYNE TAN, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Susan M. Brnovich, District Judge, Presiding Submitted May 16, 2023** Before: BENNETT, MILLER, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges. Wayne Tan appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 121-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for aggravated sexual abuse of a child, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1152, 2241(c), and 2246(2)(B). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Tan’s counsel * 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). 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 Tan the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Tan 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 (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 except as to supervised release special conditions 2, 5, and 9. Although the government elected not to file an answering brief, it filed a letter stating that it would not “oppose vacatur and remand of Special Conditions #2 and #5 . . . to permit the district court to impose the District of Arizona’s post-Nishida conditions.” In view of this position, we vacate special conditions 2 and 5 and remand for the district court to modify these conditions in a manner consistent with United States v. Nishida, 53 F.4th 1144, 1151-55 (9th Cir. 2022). We also vacate and remand special condition 9 so the district court may reevaluate this condition in light of Nishida. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. DISMISSED in part; VACATED in part; and REMANDED with instructions. 2 22-10308