Case: 19-10119 Document: 00515111188 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/10/2019

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

No. 19-10119 FILED September 10, 2019 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. ARNOLDO MENDOZA LEPEZ, Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 5:17-CR-40-2

Before HAYNES, DUNCAN, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Arnoldo Mendoza Lepez 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). Lepez has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Lepez’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims without

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 19-10119 Document: 00515111188 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/10/2019

No. 19-10119 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 Lepez’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.