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United States v. Sosa-Rivera

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jun 21, 2016
No. 15-41430 (5th Cir. Jun. 21, 2016)

Opinion

No. 15-41430

06-21-2016

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. ROBERTO CARLOS SOSA-RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant


Conference Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 7:15-CR-730-1 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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 Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Roberto Carlos Sosa-Rivera 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). Sosa-Rivera has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Sosa-Rivera'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 Sosa-Rivera'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, Sosa-Rivera's request for new appointed counsel is DENIED, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.


Summaries of

United States v. Sosa-Rivera

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jun 21, 2016
No. 15-41430 (5th Cir. Jun. 21, 2016)
Case details for

United States v. Sosa-Rivera

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. ROBERTO CARLOS…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 21, 2016

Citations

No. 15-41430 (5th Cir. Jun. 21, 2016)