Opinion
No. 19-20830
07-02-2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. MOLIKA AKWO NWEME, also known as Johnson Tabe Epie, Defendant-Appellant
Conference Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:18-CR-497-1 Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. --------
The attorney appointed to represent Molika Akwo Nweme 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). Nweme has filed a response and a supplemental response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Nweme's claims of 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 Nweme's response and his supplemental 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. Nweme's motion to proceed pro se on appeal is DENIED. See United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998).