Opinion
No. 14-40867
05-15-2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. FELIX GARCIA-ESPINOZA, Defendant-Appellant
Summary Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:13-CR-5-1
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and HIGGINSON, 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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 Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Felix Garcia-Espinoza 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). Garcia-Espinoza has not filed a response.
Garcia-Espinoza voluntarily dismissed his prior appeal, which places him the position of someone who has never filed an appeal. See Colbert v. Brennan, 752 F.3d 412, 416 (5th Cir. 2014). His most recent notice of appeal is untimely, but that is no jurisdictional bar in this criminal appeal. See United States v. Martinez, 496 F.3d 387, 388-89 (5th Cir. 2007). We therefore have jurisdiction to consider the merits of the appeal.
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. 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.