United States v. Long

Case: 24-20348 Document: 44-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/01/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

____________ United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

No. 24-20348

FILED April 1, 2025

Summary Calendar

____________ Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee, versus

Randy Long,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:22-CR-197-1

______________________________

Before Smith, Stewart, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: *

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Randy Long has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief per Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Long has filed a response.

The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair Case: 24-20348 Document: 44-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/01/2025

No. 24-20348 evaluation of Long’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, relevant portions of the record, and Long’s response. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal pre- sents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. Accordingly, the motion to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.