Case: 20-10502 Document: 00515857732 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/11/2021
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 20-10502 May 11, 2021
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Jeffrey Scott Akard,
Defendant—Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:19-CR-98-1
Before Dennis, Costa, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
The attorney appointed to represent Jeffrey Scott Akard 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). Akard has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s
*
Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein. We concur
with counsel’s assessment that the 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 5th Cir. R. 42.2.
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