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Parties Involved:
Gilberto Ramirez
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

April 21, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-20306

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

GILBERTO RAMIREZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. H-01-CR-121-2

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Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Private counsel appointed to represent Gilberto Ramirez has

requested leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as required by

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Ramirez has filed a

response to the instant motion. Ramirez’s ineffectiveassistance-of-counsel claim is not cognizable on direct appeal. 

See United States v. Higdon, 832 F.2d 312, 313-14 (5th Cir.

1987).

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Our independent review of the brief, the response, and the

record discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Counsel’s

motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from

further responsibilities, and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5TH

CIR. R. 42.2. 

MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED. 

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