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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Humberto MARTINEZ-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant
    No. 16-40580 Summary Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Date Filed: 11/29/2016
    Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Humberto Martinez-Lopez, Pro Se.
    Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Humberto Martinez-Lopez 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). Martinez-Lopez has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Martinez-Lopez’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claim without prejudice to collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014). Martinez-Lopez’s motion for the appointment of new counsel is DENIED. See United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998).

We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Martinez-Lopez’s response. We concur with counsel’s assessment that 'the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. Accordingly, the motion for leave to withdraw 'is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5th Cíe. R. 42.2. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.