Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Isidoro Rafael DE OCHOA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-23
Citations: 223 F. App'x 407
Docket Number: No. 04-20955
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Isidoro Rafael DE OCHOA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 223
Pages: 407–407

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Isidoro Rafael DE OCHOA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-20955
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 23, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Jani J. Maselli, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The attorney appointed to represent Isidoro Rafael De Ochoa has moved for leave to withdraw from this direct appeal and has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). De Ochoa has received a copy of counsel's motion and has filed a pro se motion seeking to enforce the plea agreement, which we construe as a response to the Anders motion. De Ochoa contends, inter alia, that his trial counsel committed certain errors that affected his guilty plea and waiver of appeal, which we construe as asserting claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that the record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration on direct appeal of these claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. See United States v. Brewster, 137 F.3d 853, 859 (5th Cir.1998). To the extent that De Ochoa raises other arguments regarding the voluntariness of his guilty plea and waiver, his arguments are without merit.
Our independent review of counsel's brief, De Ochoa's response, and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. 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. To the extent that De Ochoa's motion seeks to enforce the plea agreement, it is DENIED. This ruling is without prejudice to De Ochoa's right to raise his ineffective assistance of counsel claims in a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding to the extent that such claims are not precluded by his waiver.
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.