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Parties Involved:
Malone Burns
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 13-40056

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

MALONE BURNS,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:09-CR-135-1

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Malone Burns 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). Burns has filed a response. The record is insufficiently developed 

to allow consideration at this time of Burns’s claim of ineffective assistance of 

counsel; such a claim generally “cannot be resolved on direct appeal when the 

* 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, 2014

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 

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claim has not been raised before the district court since no opportunity existed 

to develop the record on the merits of the allegations.” United States v. 

Cantwell, 470 F.3d 1087, 1091 (5th Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks and 

citation omitted). We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions 

of the record reflected therein, as well as Burns’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. Burns’s motion to file a motion for 

reconsideration out of time is GRANTED but his motion for reconsideration and 

motion for appointment of counsel are DENIED.

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