     Case: 19-40577      Document: 00515310511         Page: 1    Date Filed: 02/14/2020




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

                                                                          FILED
                                                                     February 14, 2020
                                    No. 19-40577
                                                                       Lyle W. Cayce
                                 Conference Calendar                        Clerk


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff–Appellee,

v.

DAVID TORRES-MENDEZ, also known as David Leonel Torres-Mendez,

                                                 Defendant–Appellant.


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 7:19-CR-282-1


Before JONES, HIGGINSON, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent David Torres-
Mendez seeks 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). Torres-Mendez 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 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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, 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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