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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Henry Antonio Zuniga-Rivera
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-50374 

c/w No. 15-50375

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

HENRY ANTONIO ZUNIGA-RIVERA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 1:15-CR-22

USDC No. 1:09-CR-608

Before WIENER, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Henry Antonio 

Zuniga-Rivera 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). Zuniga-Rivera has filed a response. 

The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of 

 

* 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

FILED

December 1, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Zuniga-Rivera’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline 

to consider the claims without prejudice to collateral review. See United States 

v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 123 (2014).

We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the records

reflected therein, as well as Zuniga-Rivera’s response. We concur with 

counsel’s assessment that the appeals present no nonfrivolous issue for 

appellate review. Accordingly, the motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, 

counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEALS ARE 

DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. Zuniga-Rivera’s motion to remove counsel 

and to appoint new counsel is DENIED. See United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 

901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998). 

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