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Date Created: 2018-07-27 18:00:19.448583+00
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Case: 17-40302      Document: 00514574132         Page: 1    Date Filed: 07/27/2018

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                                                          United States Court of Appeals

                                    No. 17-40302
                                                                                   Fifth Circuit

                                                                                 FILED
                                 Conference Calendar                         July 27, 2018
                                                                            Lyle W. Cayce
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                                                        Clerk

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JUAN FRANCISCO GUTIERREZ-MEJIA, also known as Juan Francisco
Ponce Mejia, also known as Erik Elizondo-Rangel, also known as Jose Ponce,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Eastern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 4:16-CR-13-1

Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Juan Francisco
Gutierrez-Mejia has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed briefs in
accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States
v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011).            Gutierrez-Mejia has not filed a
response. We have reviewed counsel’s briefs and the relevant portions of the

       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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                               No. 17-40302

record reflected 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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