United States v. Crayton

Case: 08-30656 Document: 00511201295 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/11/2010

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

FILED
August 11, 2010
No. 08-30656
Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plaintiff - Appellee

CHRISTOPHER CRAYTON

Defendant - Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
USDC No. 2:07-CR-19-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
E. Wayne Walker, the attorney appointed to represent Christopher
Crayton, has renewed his motion for leave to withdraw and has filed a
supplemental brief. Crayton has filed a response.
Counsel has yet to comply fully with this court’s prior orders to file a brief
in conformance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Despite this
court’s prior instruction, the Anders briefs offer scant legal analysis regarding
the validity of the guilty plea and do not cite to the specific record volumes.

*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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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Nevertheless, because our independent review of the record, counsel’s
briefs, and Crayton’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal,
counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from
further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5 TH C IR.
R. 42.2. Counsel, however, is CAUTIONED that failure to comply with any
future order of this court could result in the imposition of sanctions, which may
include denial of payment for services rendered and removal from the case.