United States v. Carlos Vera-Ramirez

Case: 10-10657 Document: 00511479715 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/17/2011

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

FILED
May 17, 2011
No. 10-10657
Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CARLOS ANTONIO VERA-RAMIREZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:10-CR-15-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Carlos Antonio Vera-
Ramirez has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance
with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632
F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Vera-Ramirez has not filed a response. We have
reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein.
Although counsel’s discussion of the substantive reasonableness of the sentence
is arguably insufficient, we concur with counsel’s ultimate assessment that the

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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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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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appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. 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.

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