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Parties Involved:
Andres Garcia-Vela
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 13-40271

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ANDRES GARCIA-VELA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:12-CR-1678-1

Before KING, DAVIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Andres Garcia-Vela

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). Garcia-Vela has filed a response. The record is insufficiently

developed to allow consideration at this time of Garcia-Vela’s claim of ineffective

assistance of counsel; such a claim generally “cannot be resolved on direct appeal

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

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

January 3, 2014

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

* 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.

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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 Garcia-Vela’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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