Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Joe Gary RIVAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-01-03
Citations: 504 F. App'x 354
Docket Number: No. 11-11148
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Joe Gary RIVAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 504
Pages: 354–354

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Joe Gary RIVAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-11148
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 3, 2013.
Nancy E. Larson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Robert Michael Brown, Esq., Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The attorney appointed to represent Joe Gary Rivas, Jr., 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). Rivas has filed a response. The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Rivas'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 Rivas'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 Cm. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.