U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2015

United States v. Alejandro Ruiz

United States v. Alejandro Ruiz
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 11, 2015 · Higginbotham, Jones, Higginson
606 F. App'x 245

United States v. Alejandro Ruiz

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

The attorney appointed to represent Alejandro Ruiz 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). Ruiz has filed two responses. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Ruiz’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims without prejudice to collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 123, 190 L.Ed.2d 94 (2014).

We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Ruiz’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 responsi *246 bilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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