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Parties Involved:
Leandro Cortez-Zamora
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 18-40944

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

LEANDRO CORTEZ-ZAMORA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Texas

USDC No. 1:18-cr-10-4

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Leandro Cortez-Zamora 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). Cortez-Zamora has filed a response with an incorporated motion 

for appointment of new counsel. The record is not sufficiently developed to 

allow us to make a fair evaluation of Cortez-Zamora’s claims of ineffective 

 

* 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

January 7, 2020

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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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. 2014).

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

reflected therein, as well as Cortez-Zamora’s response. We concur with 

counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for 

appellate review. Accordingly, the motion for appointment of new counsel is 

DENIED, 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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