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Parties Involved:
Antonio Montes-Ruiz
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-41482

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff–Appellee,

versus

ANTONIO MONTES-RUIZ, Also Known as Tonio,

Defendant–Appellant.

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:12-CR-19-16

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Antonio Montes-Ruiz has moved for 

 

* 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

December 15, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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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).

Montes-Ruiz has filed a response and a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and 

for an evidentiary hearing. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us 

to make a fair evaluation of Montes-Ruiz’s claims of ineffective assistance of 

counsel or his claims that coercion or duress tainted his guilty plea; we therefore decline to consider the claims on direct review. See United States v. Isgar, 

739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014); United States v. Corbett, 742 F.2d 173, 176–

78 (5th Cir. 1984). 

We have reviewed counsel’s brief, relevant portions of the record reflected therein, and Montes-Ruiz’s response and his motion. 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. Montes-Ruiz’s motion to withdraw his 

guilty plea and for an evidentiary hearing, docketed as a motion for extraordinary relief, is DENIED.

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