USA v. Roberto Puebla Saavedra, No. 17-11358 (5th Cir. 2018)

Annotate this Case

Download PDF

Case: 17-11358 Document: 00514641249 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/13/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 17-11358 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 13, 2018 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee Lyle W. Cayce Clerk v. ROBERTO CARLOS PUEBLA SAAVEDRA, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:16-CR-357-3 Before HIGGINSON, COSTA, and HO, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * The attorney appointed to represent Roberto Carlos Puebla Saavedra 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). Puebla Saavedra has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein. Counsel has not clearly certified, pursuant to United States v. 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. * Case: 17-11358 Document: 00514641249 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/13/2018 No. 17-11358 Acquaye, 452 F.3d 380, 382 (5th Cir. 2006), whether the Government intends to enforce the appeal waiver. Counsel’s statement that he “has no indication that the Government will fail to invoke [the] appellate waiver” does not adequately show enforceability of the waiver. See id. at 382. Even so, we concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for review as to Puebla Saavedra’s conviction or sentence, and we therefore pretermit the non-jurisdictional waiver issue. See United States v. Story, 439 F.3d 226, 230-31 (5th Cir. 2006). 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. 2

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.