Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Omar QUIROZ-QUIROZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-03-27
Citations: 598 F. App'x 324
Docket Number: No. 13-20523
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Omar QUIROZ-QUIROZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 598
Pages: 324–324

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Omar QUIROZ-QUIROZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-20523
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 27, 2015.
Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Omar Quiroz-Quiroz (Quiroz) appeals his guilty plea conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. He argues that the district court erred by failing to order sua sponte the withdrawal of his guilty plea based upon ineffective assistance of counsel.
Because Quiroz did not raise this issue below, review is for plain error. See Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135, 129 S.Ct. 1423, 173 L.Ed.2d 266 (2009). Qui-roz presents no authority for the notion that a district court has a duty to order sua sponte the withdrawal of a guilty plea. This court has declined to impose such a duty. See, e.g., United States v. Abreo, 30 F.3d 29, 31 & n. 1 (5th Cir.1994).
Quiroz fails to show a forfeited error that is clear or obvious. See Puckett, 556 U.S. at 135, 129 S.Ct. 1423. Furthermore, he fails to demonstrate that the error, if any, affected his substantial rights because the record reflects that Quiroz was fully informed and understood that there was no guarantee that the safety valve would apply to him. Id.
Contrary to Quiroz's contention, the record is not sufficiently developed to allow this court to address his ineffective assistance of counsel claims on direct appeal. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 135 S.Ct. 123, 190 L.Ed.2d 94 (2014). Accordingly, the judgment is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.