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PER CURIAM: * The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Gilberto Valle-Pinada has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir.2011). Valle-Pinada has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant port

C. A: 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Case: 21-10620 Document: 00516833401 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/25/2023 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED July 25, 2023

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 17-30242 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:16-cr- 00051-BR-10 v. DUANE LEO EHMER, OPINION Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 17-30246 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:16-cr- 00051-BR-22 v. DARRYL WILLIAM

635 F.3d 704 (2011) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Craig CURTIS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-20491. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 11, 2011. *707 Jeffery Alan Babcock (argued) and James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S. Nancy C. Harrison (argued), (Court-Appointed)

REVISED January 4, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 07-60748 December 11, 2009

590 F.3d 325 (2009) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John H. WHITFIELD; Paul S. Minor; Walter W. Teel, Defendants-Appellants. No. 07-60748. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 11, 2009. *335 Elizabeth D. Collery (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Crim. Div., Washington, DC, David Harrison Fulcher

MEMORANDUM ** Pedro Moytez-Pineda appeals his convictions following a two-count indictment for: (1) importation of marijuana and aiding and abetting in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960 and 18 U.S.C. § 2; and (2) possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm the judgment of the district court.

MEMORANDUM ** Pedro Moytez-Pineda appeals his convictions following a two-count indictment for: (1) importation of marijuana and aiding and abetting in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960 and 18 U.S.C. § 2; and (2) possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm the judgment of the district court.

CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge. Ramon E. Vasquez appeals from his conviction by a jury for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. He contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain physical evidence and in om

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge. Defendant-Appellant Todd Isom (“Isom”) appeals the district court’s denial of his request to withdraw his plea of guilty. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm. BACKGROUND In November 1992, Isom, along with co-defendant Anthony McKinney (“McKinney”), was indicted on two counts. Count I charged the two m

USCA1 Opinion UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT ____________________ No. 94-1372 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v.

CYR, Senior Circuit Judge. Appellant José A. Marrero Rivera (“Mar-rero”) contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, see Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(e), and miscalculated the quantity of cocaine for which he was held criminally responsible at sentencing. We affirm the district court judgment. I

USCA1 Opinion UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT No. 97-1051 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JOS A. MARRERO-RIVERA,

USCA1 Opinion UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT ____________________ No. 96-1043 No. 96-1669 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge: The appellants, all crew members of the vessel Zedom Sea, challenge their convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. They contend that the court erred in determining jurisdiction as a matter of law, in failing to dismiss the indictment based on the government’s alleged destruction of evidence, and in adm

OPINION BRUGGINK, Judge. This action involves overtime pay claims brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219 (1988). Plaintiffs are past or present GS-1811 special agents with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”). On January 18, 1991, this court considered its jurisdiction to entertain the plaintiffs' claims in light of the holding in Carter v. Gibbs, </

STAHL, Circuit Judge. Appellant Olivia Martinez-Martinez (“Martinez”) seeks to vacate her conviction on a guilty plea for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and illegal use of a communication facility in furtherance of the conspiracy. The United States District Court for the District of Puer-to Rico, Raymond L. Acosta, District Judge, accept

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge. In this direct appeal, defendant Alfred L. Cross, Jr. challenges the validity of his guilty plea and his conviction for escaping from the custody of the Attorney General. Cross argues that the district court violated Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(d) when it failed to conduct a specific inquiry to determine that his guilty plea was voluntary and g

PER CURIAM: A jury instruction that an accused charged with transporting illegal aliens should be found guilty if she had the intention of taking the aliens to an immigration office and knew that the Immigration Service had a closer office to which the aliens might report misstates the elements of the offense. A jury found Stacey Lynn Merkt guilty of conspir