     Case: 18-30103      Document: 00514603343         Page: 1    Date Filed: 08/16/2018




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


                                    No. 18-30103
                                                                                FILED
                                                                          August 16, 2018
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

LIONEL THOMAS, also known as L.T. Thomas, also known as Stellie Thomas,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                  Appeals from the United States District Court
                      for the Eastern District of Louisiana
                            USDC No. 2:14-CR-246-1


Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       The attorney appointed to represent Lionel Thomas has moved for leave
to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011).
Thomas has filed a response.           We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the
relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Thomas’s response.
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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, the 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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