Case: 19-40821      Document: 00515348466         Page: 1    Date Filed: 03/17/2020




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
                                                   Fifth Circuit

                                                                          FILED
                                                                       March 17, 2020
                                    No. 19-40821                       Lyle W. Cayce
                                 Conference Calendar                        Clerk


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE RAFAEL RIVAS-MIRANDA,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 1:19-CR-440-1


Before HAYNES, DUNCAN, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Jose Rafael Rivas-
Miranda 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). Rivas-Miranda 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


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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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




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