The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw counsel and dismissed an appeal filed by Luis Edward Castro. The court found that the appointed attorney's Anders brief correctly identified no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
Luis Edward Castro appealed a judgment from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw and submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v. California and United States v. Flores, stating the appeal lacked nonfrivolous issues. Castro did not file a response.
The court’s reasoning
The court reviewed the attorney’s brief and the relevant portions of the record. It concurred with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review.
What it means going forward
The dismissal ends the appellate proceedings, and the appointed attorney is no longer responsible for representing the defendant in this appeal.
