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Parties Involved:
Lilia Esther Garza
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-40766

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

LILIA ESTHER GARZA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:12-CR-223-8

Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Lilia Esther Garza 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).

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

to make a fair evaluation of Garza’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; 

we therefore decline to consider the claims without prejudice to collateral 

 

* 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

June 16, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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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 Garza’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. Garza’s motion for appointment of new counsel is DENIED.

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