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, 

(1967), and United States v. Flores, 

(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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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