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Parties Involved:
Bassey Jackson Ekanem
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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.

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-10371

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

BASSEY JACKSON EKANEM,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 3:05-CR-173-1

Before JOLLY, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Defendant-Appellant Bassey Jackson

Ekanem has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance

with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Ekanem has filed a response.

The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of

Ekanem’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

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

March 17, 2010

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

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the allegations.” 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 Ekanem’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for

appeal. 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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