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Parties Involved:
Shawn Scott Banta
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-10700

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

SHAWN SCOTT BANTA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:15-CR-35-1

Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Shawn Scott Banta 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). 

Banta has not filed a response. 

We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record 

reflected therein. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal 

 

* 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

June 23, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review, including counsel’s 

conclusion that the record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a 

fair evaluation of any claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore 

decline to consider such a claim without prejudice to collateral review. See 

United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014). We also note that, 

contrary to counsel’s assertion, there is no clerical error in the district court’s 

Statement of Reasons (SOR). The SOR correctly reflects that the sentence was 

within the guideline range and that the difference between the maximum and 

minimum of the guideline range does not exceed 24 months. 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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