Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-ca5-08-51292/USCOURTS-ca5-08-51292-0/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Ruben Garcia
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. 08-51292

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

RUBEN GARCIA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 7:00-CR-46-16

Before GARZA, DENNIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Ruben Garcia has moved for leave to

withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S.

738 (1967). Garcia has filed a response. The record is insufficiently developed

to allow consideration at this time of Garcia’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 allegations.” United States v. Cantwell,

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 12, 2010

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

 Case: 08-51292 Document: 00511027188 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/12/2010
No. 08-51292

2

470 F.3d 1087, 1091 (5th Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks and citation

omitted). Our independent review of the record, counsel’s brief, and Garcia’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. 

 Case: 08-51292 Document: 00511027188 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/12/2010