United States v. Howard

Case: 08-31073 Document: 00511108394 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/12/2010
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
May 12, 2010
No. 08-31073
Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
LEVON HOWARD, Also Known as Bug,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
No. 5:06-CR-50108-3
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Levon Howard has
moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Howard has not filed a response. Our indepen-
dent review of the record and counsel’s brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue for
appeal. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED,
counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS
DISMISSED. See 5 TH C IR. R. 42.2.
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.