Case: 12-20390 Document: 00512419739 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/25/2013
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
October 25, 2013
No. 12-20390
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
HUGO CORTEZ BERMUDEZ, also known as Hugo Cortez-Bermudez, also
known as Hugo Enrique Cortez,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:11-CR-677-1
Before JOLLY, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The attorney appointed to represent Hugo Cortez Bermudez 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).
Cortez Bermudez has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the
relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Cortez Bermudez’s
response. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
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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.
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