United States v. Araguz-Briones

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-40177 Summary Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ARNULFO ARAGUZ-BRIONES, Defendant-Appellant. -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. M-00-CR-521-1 -------------------- August 27, 2001 Before DeMOSS, PARKER, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Court-appointed counsel for Arnulfo Araguz-Briones, the Federal Public Defender, has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Araguz-Briones has not filed a response. Our independent review of the brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue in this direct appeal. 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.