Summary
In this unpublished Fifth Circuit per curiam opinion, the court granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw under *Anders v. California*, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and *United States v. Flores*, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011), after determining the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues. The defendant did not file a response. The appeal was dismissed pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 42.2.
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Writing for the Court
Davis; Elrod; Oldham
Jurisdiction
Federal
Decision date
May 28, 2021
Docket number
19-20866
Procedural posture
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Federal Public Defender filed an Anders motion to withdraw.
Standard of review
The court reviewed the record for any nonfrivolous issue.
Precedential value
unpublished
Parties
Pedro Ariel Cantu-Rios v. United States of America
Disposition
dismissed
Topics
criminal procedureappellate procedure
Practice areas
Criminal Law
Questions Presented
- Whether the appeal presents any nonfrivolous issue for appellate review.
Holdings
- The appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review.
Key quotations
“We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review.” (Page 2)
Factual background
The opinion does not provide factual background; it is an Anders appeal. The underlying case involved a criminal conviction in the district court.
Procedural history
The defendant appealed his conviction. The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent him filed an Anders brief and motion to withdraw, concluding that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issues.
Court Document
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