United States v. Moreno-Mercado

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT August 25, 2006

Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-20783 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

MANUEL MORENO-MERCADO, also known as Jose Garcia-Sandoval,

Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:01-CR-584-ALL --------------------

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Manuel

Moreno-Mercado (Moreno) has requested leave to withdraw and has

filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738

(1967). Moreno has not filed a response. Our independent review

of the record and counsel’s brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue

for appeal. Counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED,

counsel is excused from further responsibilities, and the appeal

is DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.