Case: 19-50325      Document: 00515305649         Page: 1    Date Filed: 02/11/2020




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

                                                                          FILED
                                                                     February 11, 2020
                                    No. 19-50325                       Lyle W. Cayce
                                 Conference Calendar                        Clerk


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ROBERT BERNARD ERNST, also known as Robert Bernard Ernst, IV, also
known as Robert Ernst, also known as Robert B. Ernst,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Western District of Texas
                             USDC No. 5:18-CR-265-1


Before HAYNES, DUNCAN, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Robert Bernard
Ernst 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). Ernst has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s
brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein. We concur with



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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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