United States v. Juan Flores

Opinion

Case: 15-41296 Document: 00513629883 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/09/2016

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

No. 15-41296 FILED Summary Calendar August 9, 2016 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JUAN CARLOS FLORES,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 4:05-CR-71-2

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * The attorney appointed to represent Juan Carlos Flores has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Flores has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Flores’s response. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Case: 15-41296 Document: 00513629883 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/09/2016

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appellate review. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. Flores’s motion to appoint new counsel is DENIED.