United States v. Richard Smith

Case: 18-31235 Document: 00515112390 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/10/2019
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 18-31235 FILED
Conference Calendar September 10, 2019
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff−Appellee,
versus
RICHARD ALAN SMITH,
Defendant−Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
No. 6:17-CR-327-6
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
The attorney appointed to represent Richard Smith has moved to
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in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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withdraw 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). Smith has not filed
a response.
We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the 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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