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Date Created: 2023-06-23 18:00:29.094604+00
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Case: 23-20003         Document: 00516797539             Page: 1      Date Filed: 06/23/2023

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

                                       No. 23-20003
                                                                                        FILED
                                                                                      June 23, 2023
                                     Summary Calendar
                                     ____________                                     Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                           Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Edgar Edwardo Puente,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Southern District of Texas
                               USDC No. 4:21-CR-427-1
                      ______________________________

   Before Higginbotham, Graves, and Ho, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
          The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Edgar Edwardo
   Puente 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). Puente has not filed a response. We have reviewed
   counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein. We

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