Case: 18-10592 Document: 00514933987 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/29/2019

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

No. 18-10592 FILED April 29, 2019 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. DEMARCUS JOHNSON-PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:17-CR-299-1

Before HIGGINSON, COSTA, and HO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Demarcus Johnson- Phillips 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). Johnson-Phillips has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Johnson-Phillips’s response. We concur with counsel’s

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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

Case: 18-10592 Document: 00514933987 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/29/2019

No. 18-10592 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.