Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Makeba Dehron THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-05-25
Citations: 130 F. App'x 700
Docket Number: No. 04-20917; USDC Nos. 4:03-CR-331-6, 4:03-CR-330-7
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Makeba Dehron THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 130
Pages: 700–701

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Makeba Dehron THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-20917.
USDC Nos. 4:03-CR-331-6, 4:03-CR-330-7.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided May 25, 2005.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern Dis trict of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Makeba Dehron Thomas, Houston, TX, pro se.
Gordon McKinley White, White & White, Richmond, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Makeba Dehron Thomas has appealed the denial of his motion for release pending trial. Previously, this court remanded Thomas' appeal for a determination whether his untimely filing of a notice of appeal was due to excusable neglect or good cause. On remand, the district court determined that Thomas had not shown that the untimely filing was due to excusable neglect or good cause. In compliance with our remand order, the district court has returned the case to this court. The Government has moved to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
The record indicates that shortly after the district court returned this case to our court, Thomas was convicted by a jury for possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute. We have held that a defendant's claim to release pending trial is mooted by the defendant's conviction. In addition, we need not remand this case to the district court given that the order appealed from relating to pretrial detention and bail has been superceded by Thomas' conviction.
Thomas' appeal is DISMISSED AS MOOT. The Government's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is DENIED AS UNNECESSARY.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
. See United States v. O'Shaughnessy, 772 F.2d 112, 113 (5th Cir.1985) (citing Murphy v. Hunt, 455 U.S. 478, 102 S.Ct. 1181, 71 L.Ed.2d 353 (1982)).
. Id. (citing United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36, 39-40, 71 S.Ct. 104, 95 L.Ed. 36 (1950)).