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Parties Involved:
Adonis Jonathan Cruz-Soto
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-40527

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ADONIS JONATHAN CRUZ-SOTO,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:15-CR-1291-1

Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Adonis Jonathan 

Cruz-Soto 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). Cruz-Soto has filed a response and has moved for the 

appointment of new counsel. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow

us to make a fair evaluation of Cruz-Soto’s claim 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

November 17, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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

collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014).

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

reflected therein, as well as Cruz-Soto’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. Cruz-Soto’s motion for appointment of new counsel is 

DENIED.

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