United States v. Rodriguez-Castillo

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
April 21, 2004
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-10910
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ-CASTILLO,
also known as Jose Guadalupe Rodriguez,
also known as Juan Antonio Ruiz Castillo,
also known as Castillo Gilberto Rodriguez,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:03-CR-18-ALL-P
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Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Gilberto
Rodriguez-Castillo (Rodriguez) has moved for leave to withdraw
and has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967). Rodriguez has filed a response, arguing that he
received excessive criminal history points for his prior
convictions, his criminal history score overrepresents the

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seriousness of his criminal history, the district court should
have downwardly departed, and he should not have received a 16-
level increase in his offense level for having a prior conviction
for a crime of violence.
Our independent review of the brief, Rodriguez’s response,
and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.
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.

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