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 * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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: 10-10657 Document: 00511479715 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/17/2011 No. 10-10657 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. 2