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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Narciso Valdez
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41010

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

NARCISO VALDEZ, also known as Ramon Torres Morales, also known as 

Ramon Torres, also known as Chicho,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:11-CR-196-2

Before DENNIS, PRADO, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Narciso Valdez 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).

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

us to make a fair evaluation of Valdez’s claims of ineffective assistance of 

 

* 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

September 14, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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

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 Valdez’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.

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