     Case: 17-40503      Document: 00514354288         Page: 1    Date Filed: 02/20/2018




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


                                    No. 17-40503
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                 Conference Calendar                            FILED
                                                                         February 20, 2018
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                                                       Clerk

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JORGE ADALID VARELA-CARIAS, also known as Jorge Adalei Varela-
Carias,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                            USDC No. 1:16-CR-1151-1


Before REAVLEY, CLEMENT, and HO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Jorge Adalid
Varela-Carias 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). Varela-Carias has not filed a response.
We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record



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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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