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Case: 22-30621         Document: 00516733382             Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/01/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit                                  United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                   Fifth Circuit
                                      ____________                               FILED
                                                                              May 1, 2023
                                       No. 22-30621
                                     Summary Calendar                       Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                 Clerk
                                     ____________

   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Robert Merritt, Jr.,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Western District of Louisiana
                               USDC No. 5:20-CR-293-2
                      ______________________________

   Before Higginbotham, Graves, and Ho, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
          The attorney appointed to represent Robert Merritt, Jr., 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). Merritt has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s
   brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein. We concur

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   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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