United States v. Bryant

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 20, 2009 No. 08-30453 Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. GEORGE HENRY BRYANT, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:09-CR-20098-1 Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent George Henry Bryant in an appeal from the denial of his motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582 has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Bryant has not filed a response. Our independent review of the record and counsel’s brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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. No. 08-30453 GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5 TH C IR. R. 42.2. 2