Case Explained: Summary Calendar United States of America Plaintiff— v. Gustavo Facundo Garza Defendant—

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Filed: 2026-07-15

The Fifth Circuit dismissed the appeal as moot because the defendant, Gustavo Facundo Garza, has completed his prison term following the revocation of his supervised release and was released from custody. The court determined that since the revocation sentence did not include an additional term of supervision, no live case or controversy remains for judicial review under the standard established in *Spencer v. Kemna*, 523 U.S. 1 (1998). Consequently, the appeal is dismissed, and the appointed attorney’s motion to withdraw pursuant to *Anders v. California* is denied as unnecessary.

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