Case: 12-20688       Document: 00512347277         Page: 1     Date Filed: 08/20/2013




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

                                                                            FILED
                                                                          August 20, 2013
                                     No. 12-20688
                                  Conference Calendar                      Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                  Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE LUIS MALDONADO-BALDERAS, also known as Ricardo Amaya-Perez,
also known as Jose Luis Maldonado, also known as Enrique Garcia Silva, also
known as Jose Luis Balderas Maldonado, also known as Jose L. Maldonado,

                                                  Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 4:12-CR-299-1


Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Jose Luis Maldonado-
Balderas 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). Maldonado-Balderas has not filed a response. We have
reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein.


       *
         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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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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                                No. 12-20688

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.




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