UNITED STATES v. GAYTAN SANCHEZ (2018)

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Mario Alberto GAYTAN SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant

No. 18-20025

Decided: July 31, 2018

Before DAVIS, JONES, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. Carmen Castillo Mitchell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee Mario Alberto Gaytan Sanchez, Pro Se

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Mario Alberto Gaytan Sanchez has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Gaytan Sanchez has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Gaytan Sanchez’s response. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for 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. Gaytan Sanchez’s motion for substitute counsel is DENIED.

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PER CURIAM: * FN* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.