U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2025

United States v. Williams

United States v. Williams
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 1, 2025

United States v. Williams

Opinion

Case: 24-11049 Document: 46-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/01/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 24-11049 FILED Summary Calendar August 1, 2025 ____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Ray Charles Williams, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:24-CR-97-2 ______________________________ Before Wiener, Willett, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * The attorney appointed to represent Ray Charles Williams 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). Williams has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Williams’s claims of _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 24-11049 Document: 46-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/01/2025

No. 24-11049

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 Williams’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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