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Parties Involved:
Israel Cabrera-Ortiz
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. 09-40265

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ISRAEL CABRERA-ORTIZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:08-CR-1663-1

Before GARZA, DENNIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Israel Cabrera-Ortiz has moved for

leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California,

386 U.S. 738 (1967). Cabrera-Ortiz has filed a response. The record is

insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Cabrera-Ortiz’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

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 12, 2010

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

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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 Cabrera-Ortiz’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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