Case: 23-40061 Document: 00516998487 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/12/2023

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED December 12, 2023 No. 23-40061 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk ____________ United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Jose Guadalupe Flores-Romero, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 1:21-CR-73-1 ______________________________ Before Higginbotham, Stewart, and Southwick, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * The attorney appointed to represent Jose Guadalupe Flores-Romero 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). Flores-Romero has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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well as Flores-Romero’s response. 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; Flores- Romero’s motion for appointment of substitute counsel is DENIED; counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein; and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.