U.S. v. ESCOBAR, 290 Fed.Appx. 714 (5th Cir. 2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Antonio ESCOBAR, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 07-20261, Conference Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
August 20, 2008.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Gerardo S. Montalvo, Montalvo Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:06-CR-89-2.

Before GARZA, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:[*]

[*] 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.

The attorney appointed to represent Juan Antonio Escobar has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Escobar has filed a response. Our independent review of the record, counsel’s brief, and Escobar’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from

Page 715

further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. Escobar’s motion for the appointment of substitute counsel is DENIED.