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Case: 23-50394         Document: 00517036185             Page: 1      Date Filed: 01/18/2024

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
                                      ____________                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit

                                       No. 23-50394                                    FILED
                                                                                January 18, 2024
                                     Summary Calendar
                                     ____________                                 Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                       Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Faustino Alvarez Mendoza,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                           for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 7:22-CR-279-3
                      ______________________________

   Before Jolly, Higginson, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          The attorney appointed to represent Faustino Alvarez Mendoza 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). Alvarez Mendoza has not filed a response. We have
   reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   therein. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no
   nonfrivolous 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.

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