Case: 17-20617      Document: 00514543286         Page: 1    Date Filed: 07/06/2018




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

                                                                                  FILED
                                    No. 17-20617                               July 6, 2018
                                  Summary Calendar
                                                                             Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                  Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSHUA ROBERT BYRD,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 4:17-CR-163-1


Before JOLLY, OWEN, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Joshua Robert Byrd
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). Byrd has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s
brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Byrd’s
response. 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.     Byrd’s
untimely motions for the appointment of new counsel and to proceed pro se on
appeal are DENIED.       Byrd’s requests for an extension of time are also
DENIED.




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