United States v. Villegas

Case: 21-10894 Document: 00516223135 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/03/2022
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 21-10894 March 3, 2022
Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Ivan Villegas,
Defendant—Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:21-CR-87-1
Before Southwick, Oldham, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Ivan Villegas 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). Villegas has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s
*
Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as
Villegas’s response. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal
presents no nonfrivolous 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. Villegas’s motion for the appointment of counsel is
DENIED, as is his alternative request for an extension of time to file a pro
se appellate brief. See United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir.
1998).
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