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Summary: Case: 15-40700 Document: 00513556934 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/21/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-40700 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 21, 2016 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. ARTURO RICO-ESPINOZA, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 1:14-CR-1002-1 Before JONES, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
Summary: Case: 15-40700 Document: 00513556934 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/21/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-40700 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 21, 2016 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. ARTURO RICO-ESPINOZA, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 1:14-CR-1002-1 Before JONES, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: ..
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Case: 15-40700 Document: 00513556934 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/21/2016
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-40700
Conference Calendar
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
June 21, 2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
ARTURO RICO-ESPINOZA,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:14-CR-1002-1
Before JONES, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Arturo Rico-
Espinoza 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). Rico-Espinoza has filed a response. The record is not
sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Rico-Espinoza’s
claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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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 Rico-Espinoza’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. Rico-Espinoza’s motion for appointment of
counsel is DENIED.
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