Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ramon SANCHEZ-ROSAS, also known as Ramon Sanchez-Martinez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-04-20
Citations: 375 F. App'x 411
Docket Number: No. 09-40294
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ramon SANCHEZ-ROSAS, also known as Ramon Sanchez-Martinez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 375
Pages: 411–411

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ramon SANCHEZ-ROSAS, also known as Ramon Sanchez-Martinez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-40294
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 20, 2010.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Molly E. Odom, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Ramon Sanchez-Rosas has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Sanchez-Rosas has filed a response, in which he makes a request for appointment of new counsel. The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Sanchez-Rosas's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; such a claim generally "cannot be resolved on direct appeal when the claim has 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 Sanchez-Rosas's response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, counsel's 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. Sanchez-Rosas's motion for appointment of new counsel is DENIED. Cf. United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir.1998).
Pursuant to 5th Cir R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.