United States v. Bayona-Montes

• Decision Date: 06 February 2017
• Docket Number: No. 16-50377,16-50377
• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit
• Parties: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. MANUEL BAYONA-MONTES, Defendant-Appellant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. MANUEL BAYONA-MONTES, Defendant-Appellant

No. 16-50377

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

February 6, 2017

Summary Calendar

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 3:15-CR-1608-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:^*

The attorney appointed to represent Manuel Bayona-Montes 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). Bayona-Montes 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

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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.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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