Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Miguel Angel Gomez RAMIREZ, also known as Miguel Angel Gomez, also known as Miguel Angel Gomez-Ramirez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-12-17
Citations: 501 F. App'x 335
Docket Number: No. 11-20799
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Miguel Angel Gomez RAMIREZ, also known as Miguel Angel Gomez, also known as Miguel Angel Gomez-Ramirez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, OWEN, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 501
Pages: 335–336

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Miguel Angel Gomez RAMIREZ, also known as Miguel Angel Gomez, also known as Miguel Angel Gomez-Ramirez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-20799
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 17, 2012.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Timothy William Crooks, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, OWEN, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Miguel Angel Gomez Ramirez 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), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir.2011). Gomez Ramirez has filed a response. The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Gomez Ramirez'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). We have reviewed counsel's brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Gomez Ramirez'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.
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.