Case: 09-50827 Document: 00511215640 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/26/2010
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
August 26, 2010
No. 09-50827
Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
RIGOBERTO LOPEZ-GOMEZ,
Defendant - Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 3:09-CR-1503-1
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Rigoberto Lopez-
Gomez has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Lopez-Gomez has not filed a response.
He recently has been released from imprisonment and removed from the United
States.
Our independent review of the record and counsel’s brief discloses no
nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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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withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein,
and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED in part as frivolous, see 5 TH C IR. R. 42.2, and
in part as moot. See United States v. Rosenbaum-Alanis, 483 F.3d 381, 383 (5th
Cir. 2007).
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