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Summary: Case: 18-40471 Document: 00514906737 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/08/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 18-40471 April 8, 2019 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. MARCUS PIZANA, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 5:17-CR-1-1 Before HIGGINSON, COSTA, and HO, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * The atto
Summary: Case: 18-40471 Document: 00514906737 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/08/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 18-40471 April 8, 2019 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. MARCUS PIZANA, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 5:17-CR-1-1 Before HIGGINSON, COSTA, and HO, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * The attor..
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Case: 18-40471 Document: 00514906737 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/08/2019
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 18-40471 April 8, 2019
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
MARCUS PIZANA,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:17-CR-1-1
Before HIGGINSON, COSTA, and HO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
The attorney appointed to represent Marcus Pizana 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).
Pizana has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow
us to make a fair evaluation of Pizana’s claims of ineffective assistance of
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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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 Pizana’s response. We concur with counsel’s
assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review.
Accordingly, counsel’s 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. Pizana’s pro se motion for leave to supplement counsel’s
Anders brief, which is construed as a motion to file an untimely pro se response,
is GRANTED. Pizana’s pro se motions to strike counsel’s Anders brief, for
leave to proceed pro se, and for an extension of time to file a pro se brief are
DENIED.
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