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Parties Involved:
Damione Brock
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-30889

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

DAMIONE BROCK, also known as Pete Rock,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Louisiana

USDC No. 5:99-CR-50101-4

Before JOLLY, STEWART, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

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The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Damione Brock has

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

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

insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Brock’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

June 22, 2010

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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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 Brock’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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