United States v. Richard Gomez

Case: 10-20246 Document: 00511479121 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/16/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED May 16, 2011 No. 10-20246 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. RICHARD GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:08-CR-796-5 Before JOLLY, GARZA, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The attorney appointed to represent Richard Gomez has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Gomez has filed a motion for appointment of counsel. Our independent review of the record, counsel’s brief, and Gomez’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, * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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. Case: 10-20246 Document: 00511479121 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/16/2011 No. 10-20246 and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5 TH C IR. R. 42.2. Gomez’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED. 2