U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2021

United States v. Mead

United States v. Mead
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided April 19, 2021

United States v. Mead

Opinion

Case: 20-10277 Document: 00515826826 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/19/2021

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 19, 2021 No. 20-10277 Lyle W. Cayce Conference Calendar Clerk

United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Roy Mead, Defendant—Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:19-CR-342-1

Before Jones, Clement, and Haynes, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:* The attorney appointed to represent Roy Mead 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).

Mead has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow

* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4.

Case: 20-10277 Document: 00515826826 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/19/2021

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us to make a fair evaluation of Mead’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. 2014).

We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Mead’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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