United States v. Basta ( 2021 )

Case: 20-11044 Document: 00515899669 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/15/2021
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
June 15, 2021
No. 20-11044
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Donald Matthew Basta,
Defendant—Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
No. 1:19-CR-120-1
Before Smith, Stewart, and Higginson, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
The attorney appointed to represent Donald Basta has moved to with-
draw and has filed a brief per Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and
United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Basta has not filed a
response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the
*
Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opin-
ion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances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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record. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no
nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. Accordingly, the motion 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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