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Parties Involved:
Raul Garcia
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-40545

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

RAUL GARCIA, also known as Juan Antonio Guzman,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:12-CR-180-6

Before JONES, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Raul Garcia 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).

Garcia has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow

us to make a fair evaluation of Garcia’s claim of ineffective assistance of 

counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claim without prejudice to 

 

* 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, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir.), cert. 

denied, 135 S. Ct. 123 (2014).

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

reflected therein, as well as Garcia’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. Garcia’s incorporated motion for the appointment of 

substitute counsel is DENIED.

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