Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-ca5-14-50310/USCOURTS-ca5-14-50310-0/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Edward Leon Kavanaugh
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-50310

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

EDWARD LEON KAVANAUGH,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 1:13-CR-469-1

Before DAVIS, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Edward Leon Kavanaugh 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). Kavanaugh has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently 

developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Kavanaugh’s claims of 

ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims

 

* 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

August 25, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 Case: 14-50310 Document: 00513167857 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/25/2015
No. 14-50310

2

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 Kavanaugh’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, the APPEAL IS DISMISSED, and 

Kavanaugh’s request for new appointed counsel is DENIED. See 5TH CIR.

R. 42.2; United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998).

 Case: 14-50310 Document: 00513167857 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/25/2015