Case: 19-20340 Document: 00515263690 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/08/2020

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals No. 19-20340 Fifth Circuit

Summary Calendar FILED January 8, 2020 Lyle W. Cayce UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk Plaintiff - Appellee v. JAGDISHKUMAR CHAUDHARI, also known as Jagdish, Defendant - Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:16-CR-385-26

Before BARKSDALE, HAYNES, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * Jagdishkumar Chaudhari appeals his guilty-plea conviction and sentence for conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) and 1956(h). The district court sentenced him to, inter alia, months’ imprisonment. Chaudhari, however, contends only that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing because his attorney

* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.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: 19-20340 Document: 00515263690 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/08/2020

No. 19-20340 failed to object to the court’s claimed incorrect calculation of the advisory Sentencing Guidelines sentencing range.

Because trial records “may contain no evidence of alleged errors of omission, much less the reasons underlying them”, the preferred method for resolving ineffective-assistance claims is by a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, not a direct appeal. Massaro v. United States, 538 U.S. 500, 504–05 (2003). Review on direct appeal, however, is appropriate in the “rare case[ ] ” whose record provides details about his attorney’s “conduct and motivations”. United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).

The record in this instance provides no details about why Chaudhari’s attorney failed to object. Accordingly, we decline to consider his claim, without prejudice to his right to pursue it pursuant to § 2255.

AFFIRMED.