United States v. Gerardo Juarez-Contreras ( 2019 )

Case: 19-40455 Document: 00515239742 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/17/2019
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
December 17, 2019
No. 19-40455
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
GERARDO JUAREZ-CONTRERAS,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:18-CR-363-2
Before JONES, HIGGINSON, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
The attorney appointed to represent Gerardo Juarez-Contreras 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). Juarez-Contreras has not filed a response. 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
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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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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