Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Bernard TALBERT, also known as Bernard Brown, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-07-31
Citations: 537 F. App'x 496
Docket Number: No. 12-40263
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Bernard TALBERT, also known as Bernard Brown, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 537
Pages: 496–497

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Bernard TALBERT, also known as Bernard Brown, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-40263
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 31, 2013.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Gregory Don Sherwood, Esq., Law Office of Gregory Sherwood, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Bernard Talbert, Big Spring, TX, pro se.
Before JONES, DENNIS, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The attorney appointed to represent Bernard Talbert has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed two briefs pursuant to 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). Talbert has filed a pair of responses. Talbert previously filed a motion to proceed pro se which was denied on February 15, 2013. On July 8, 2013, he again filed a motion seeking to relieve counsel and represent himself.
The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Talbert'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 briefs and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Talbert's responses. 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. The July 8, 2013 request "to relieve appointed counsel," treated as a motion for reconsideration of the February 15, 2013 order, is DENIED.
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.