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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Juan Vargas
Appellant

Document Text:

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.

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-40588

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JUAN VARGAS, 

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 2:09-CR-140-1

Before GARZA, DENNIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Juan Vargas has

moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Vargas has filed a response. The record is

insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Vargas’s claims of

ineffective assistance of counsel; such claims generally “cannot be resolved on

direct appeal when [they have] not been raised before the district court since no

opportunity existed to develop the record on the merits of the allegations.”

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 12, 2010

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

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United States v. Cantwell, 470 F.3d 1087, 1091 (5th Cir. 2006) (internal

quotation marks and citation omitted). Our independent review of the record,

counsel’s brief, and Vargas’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.

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.

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