U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2019

United States v. Nora Romero

United States v. Nora Romero
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided March 11, 2019

United States v. Nora Romero

Opinion

Case: 18-40303 Document: 00514867724 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/11/2019

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 18-40303 March 11, 2019 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. NORA ARLETTE ROMERO, also known as Arty, Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:16-CR-1263-4

Before DAVIS, JONES, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * The attorney appointed to represent Nora Arlette Romero 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).

Romero has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Romero’s claims of ineffective assistance of

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.

Case: 18-40303 Document: 00514867724 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/11/2019

No. 18-40303 counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claimss 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 Romero’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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