Case: 15-40278 Document: 00513307975 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/15/2015
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-40278
Conference Calendar
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
December 15, 2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
MARK EDWARD KITCHEN,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:14-CR-38-1
Before JONES, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
The attorney appointed to represent Mark Edward Kitchen 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). Kitchen 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 presents no nonfrivolous issue for
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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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.
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