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Parties Involved:
Victor Ruiz Hernandez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-10334

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

VICTOR RUIZ HERNANDEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 3:06-CR-192-7

Before JOLLY, STEWART, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

*

The attorney appointed to represent Victor Ruiz Hernandez has moved for

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

386 U.S. 738 (1967). Hernandez has filed a response. The record is

insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Hernandez’s claim

of ineffective assistance of counsel; such a claim generally “cannot be resolved

on direct appeal when the claim has 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

June 22, 2010

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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.

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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 Hernandez’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.

Hernandez’s motion for appointment of substitute counsel is DENIED.

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