United States of America versus Keysi Gonzalez-Madrid

Background Appointed counsel for Keysi Gonzalez-Madrid filed a motion for leave to withdraw along with a brief under Anders v. California and United States v. Flores. Gonzalez-Madrid did not file a response. The appeal came from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The court’s reasoning The panel reviewed counsel’s Anders submission and the relevant portions of the record. It agreed with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. The court further stated that any potential challenge to the sentence was moot because Gonzalez-Madrid had already been released from custody and had no term of supervised release. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. What it means going forward The appeal is over, appointed counsel was allowed to withdraw, and there will be no appellate review of the sentence because the court treated any sentencing challenge as moot.