Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Angel BARRAZA-VARGAS, also known as Juan Angel Barraza Vargas, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-10-25
Citations: 543 F. App'x 418
Docket Number: No. 13-20108
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Angel BARRAZA-VARGAS, also known as Juan Angel Barraza Vargas, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JOLLY, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 543
Pages: 418–419

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Angel BARRAZA-VARGAS, also known as Juan Angel Barraza Vargas, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-20108
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 25, 2013.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Michael Lance Herman, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Juan Angel Barraza-Vargas 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). Barraza-Vargas has filed a response. The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Barra-za-Vargas'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. Cant-well, 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 Barraza-Vargas'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.