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Parties Involved:
Gerardo Tapia-Carrillo
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 11, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 02-51081

Summary Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

GERARDO TAPIA-CARRILLO,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. SA-00-CR-569-3

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Before JONES, BENAVIDES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Patrick M. Stayton, the appointed appellate attorney for

defendant-appellant Gerardo Tapia-Carrillo (“Tapia”), has moved

for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Tapia has filed a

response brief to counsel’s motion but he fails to identify any

nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Although counsel’s brief fails

to address several variances from FED. R. CRIM. P. 11 during

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rearraignment, our independent review of the record reflects that

those variances were not plain error and that there are no

nonfrivolous issues for appeal. Accordingly, Stayton’s motion

for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, Stayton is excused from further

responsibilities herein, and this appeal is DISMISSED. See 5TH

CIR. R. 42.2.

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