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Date Created: 2023-03-29 00:00:34.177697+00
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Case: 22-50195         Document: 00516691952             Page: 1      Date Filed: 03/28/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 22-50195
                                     Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                     ____________                                March 28, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   James Alexander Winstead,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                           for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 7:21-CR-231-2
                      ______________________________

   Before Jolly, Jones, and Ho, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          The attorney appointed to represent James Alexander Winstead has
   moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders
   v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229
   (5th Cir. 2011). Winstead has filed a response. To the extent that Winstead
   attempts to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the record is not

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-50195      Document: 00516691952           Page: 2    Date Filed: 03/28/2023

                                     No. 22-50195

   sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Winstead’s
   claim; we therefore decline to consider the claim without prejudice to
   collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014).
          We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the
   record reflected therein, as well as Winstead’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.

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