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Parties Involved:
Dorian Lee Benoit
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. 08-30680

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

DORIAN LEE BENOIT,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Louisiana

No. 2:05-CR-20014-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Dorian Benoit has moved for leave to

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

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

April 7, 2010

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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738 (1967). Benoit has filed a response. 

The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration, at this time,

of Benoit’s claim 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, 470 F.3d 1087, 1091 (5th Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Our independent review of the

record, counsel’s brief, and Benoit’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. 

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