United States v. Tomas Velasquez-Flores

Case: 13-41100 Document: 00512751214 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/29/2014 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 13-41100 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED August 29, 2014 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. TOMAS ERNESTO VELASQUEZ-FLORES, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 7:13-CR-982-1 Before CLEMENT, PRADO, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Tomas Ernesto Velasquez-Flores (Velasquez) 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). Velasquez has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 13-41100 Document: 00512751214 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/29/2014 No. 13-41100 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 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. 2