     Case: 18-40545      Document: 00514823579         Page: 1    Date Filed: 02/05/2019




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                                                    United States Court of Appeals

                                    No. 18-40545
                                                                             Fifth Circuit

                                                                           FILED
                                 Conference Calendar                February 5, 2019
                                                                      Lyle W. Cayce
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                                                  Clerk


                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

GABRIEL GONZALEZ-MERCADO,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 7:18-CR-182-1


Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Gabriel Gonzalez-
Mercado 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). Gonzalez-Mercado has filed a response. We have
reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected
therein, as well as Gonzalez-Mercado’s response. We concur with counsel’s


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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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