United States v. Chavez-Paredes

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 98-40308 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SERGIO CHAVEZ-PAREDES, Defendant-Appellant. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 97-CR-436-1 - - - - - - - - - - April 15, 1999 Before JONES, SMITH, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Court-appointed counsel for Sergio Chavez-Paredes (“Chavez”) has filed a motion and brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Chavez has not filed a response. Our independent review of counsel’s brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue. Accordingly, the 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. * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.