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United States v. McDonald, 08-40228 (2009)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 08-40228 Visitors: 50
Filed: Jun. 16, 2009
Latest Update: Feb. 21, 2020
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 16, 2009 No. 08-40228 Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. EDWARD MCDONALD Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 1:07-CR-33-ALL Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The attorney appointed to represent Edward McDonald has move
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           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT  United States Court of Appeals
                                                    Fifth Circuit

                                                 FILED
                                                                            June 16, 2009
                                     No. 08-40228
                                  Conference Calendar                  Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                               Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

                                                   Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

EDWARD MCDONALD

                                                   Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Eastern District of Texas
                            USDC No. 1:07-CR-33-ALL


Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       The attorney appointed to represent Edward McDonald has moved for
leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738
(1967). McDonald has filed a response. The record is insufficiently
developed to allow consideration at this time of McDonald’s claim of ineffective
assistance of counsel; such claims generally “cannot be resolved on direct appeal
when [they have] not been raised before the district court since no opportunity
existed to develop the record on the merits of the allegations.” United States v.

       *
         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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.
                                No. 08-40228

Cantwell, 
470 F.3d 1087
, 1091 (5th Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks and
citation omitted). Our independent review of the record, counsel’s brief, and
McDonald’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly,
counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from
further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5 TH C IR.
R. 42.2.




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