United States v. Severiano Mendez-Flores

Case: 09-20450 Document: 00511274642 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/26/2010 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 26, 2010 No. 09-20450 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. SEVERIANO MENDEZ-FLORES, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:08-CR-729-1 Before SMITH, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Severiano Mendez- Flores has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Mendez-Flores has filed a response. Our independent review of the record, counsel’s brief, and Mendez-Flores’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, 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. * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.