United States v. Pearson

Case: 25-60228 Document: 38-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/31/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 25-60228 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ December 31, 2025 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Lakisha Pearson, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi USDC No. 3:22-CR-132-2 ______________________________ Before King, Haynes, and Ho, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Retained counsel for Lakisha Pearson 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). Pearson has filed responses, moving for a sentence reduction, for her instant prison terms to run concurrently with a 52-month term imposed in another case, for home _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 25-60228 Document: 38-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/31/2025

No. 25-60228 confinement, and for the appointment of counsel. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Pearson’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claim 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 Pearson’s responses. 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. Pearson’s motion for the appointment of counsel is DENIED as moot. Her remaining motions are also DENIED. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c); 18 U.S.C. § 3624(c)(2), (g).