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Parties Involved:
Jose Gregorio Mendoza Merida
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-40624

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE GREGORIO MENDOZA MERIDA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Texas

USDC No. 9:11-CR-5-1

Before JOLLY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Jose Gregorio Mendoza Merida 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). Mendoza Merida has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently 

developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Mendoza Merida’s claim of 

ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claim

 

* 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

August 18, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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without prejudice to any right he may have 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 record 

reflected therein, as well as Mendoza Merida’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 CIR. R. 42.2.

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