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Parties Involved:
James Howard Houston
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-50240

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JAMES HOWARD HOUSTON, also known as James Houston, also known as 

Jimmy Houston, also known as James H. Houston,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 5:17-CR-774-1

Before ELROD, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent James Howard Houston 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). Houston has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently 

developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Houston’s claims of 

* 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

February 14, 2020

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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ineffective 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 Houston’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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