     Case: 18-40430      Document: 00514776590         Page: 1    Date Filed: 12/28/2018




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                                                        United States Court of Appeals

                                    No. 18-40430
                                                                                 Fifth Circuit

                                                                               FILED
                                 Conference Calendar                   December 28, 2018
                                                                          Lyle W. Cayce
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                                                      Clerk


                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

DAMACIO VELEZ-VILLANUEVA,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 1:17-CR-823-5


Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM: *
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Damacio Velez-
Villanueva 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). Velez-Villanueva has not filed a response. We have
reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected


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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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