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United States v. Pruitt

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jun 21, 2016
No. 15-40476 (5th Cir. Jun. 21, 2016)

Opinion

No. 15-40476

06-21-2016

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. EILEEN BETH PRUITT, Defendant-Appellant


Conference Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:13-CR-269-9 Before JONES, CLEMENT, and OWEN, 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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 Eileen Beth Pruitt 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). Pruitt has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Pruitt'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 Pruitt'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. Pruitt's untimely motion to appoint new counsel is DENIED.


Summaries of

United States v. Pruitt

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jun 21, 2016
No. 15-40476 (5th Cir. Jun. 21, 2016)
Case details for

United States v. Pruitt

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. EILEEN BETH PRUITT…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 21, 2016

Citations

No. 15-40476 (5th Cir. Jun. 21, 2016)