Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2018-04-17 18:00:27.946444+00
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Case: 17-20395      Document: 00514432659         Page: 1    Date Filed: 04/17/2018

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                    No. 17-20395
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                 Conference Calendar                            FILED
                                                                            April 17, 2018
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                                                       Clerk

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

RAFAEL RAMON RODRIGUEZ,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 4:14-CR-94-15

Before DAVIS, HAYNES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       The attorney appointed to represent Rafael Ramon Rodriguez 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). Rodriguez 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 issue for

       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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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. Rodriguez’s motion for the
appointment of counsel is untimely and is therefore DENIED.

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