Case: 12-50003 Document: 00511964302 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/21/2012
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
August 21, 2012
No. 12-50003
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
JOSUE ELISEO CEREN-MARTINEZ,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 4:11-CR-154-1
Before SMITH, ELROD, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The attorney appointed to represent Josue Eliseo Ceren-Martinez (Ceren)
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). Ceren has not filed a response and has been removed from the
United States. 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 appellate review. Accordingly, counsel’s
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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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motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further
responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED in part as frivolous, see
5TH CIR. R. 42.2, and in part as moot. See United States v. Rosenbaum-Alanis,
483 F.3d 381, 382-83 (5th Cir. 2007).
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