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Parties Involved:
Christopher Crayton
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-30656

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

CHRISTOPHER CRAYTON

Defendant - Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Louisiana

USDC No. 2:07-CR-19-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

*

E. Wayne Walker, the attorney appointed to represent Christopher

Crayton, has renewed his motion for leave to withdraw and has filed a

supplemental brief. Crayton has filed a response.

Counsel has yet to comply fully with this court’s prior orders to file a brief

in conformance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Despite this

court’s prior instruction, the Anders briefs offer scant legal analysis regarding

the validity of the guilty plea and do not cite to the specific record volumes.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

August 11, 2010

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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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Nevertheless, because our independent review of the record, counsel’s

briefs, and Crayton’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal,

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. Counsel, however, is CAUTIONED that failure to comply with any

future order of this court could result in the imposition of sanctions, which may

include denial of payment for services rendered and removal from the case.

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