United States v. Aldaco-Torres

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED February 27, 2009 No. 08-40224 Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE ANTONIO ALDACO-TORRES Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:08-CR-1-1 Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The Federal Public Defender (FPD) appointed to represent Jose Antonio Aldaco-Torres moved for leave to withdraw and filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). This court previously issued an order identifying a nonfrivolous issue regarding whether the district court properly calculated the advisory guidelines range of imprisonment. United States v. Aldaco-Torres, No. 08-40224, slip op. at 1-2 (5th Cir. Nov. 4, 2008). The court * Pursuant to 5 TH C IR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR. R. 47.5.4. No. 08-40224 denied counsel’s motion to withdraw and ordered counsel to brief the nonfrivolous issue and any other meritorious issues. Id. The FPD moved for reconsideration, explaining why the issue that the court identified was without merit. The FPD also requested that this court grant the previously-filed Anders motion. On December 1, 2008, this court issued an order granting the motion for reconsideration and granting the motion to withdraw. United States v. Aldaco-Torres, No. 08-40224, slip op. (5th Cir. Dec. 1, 2008). As this appeal presents no nonfrivolous issues, the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2. 2