IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-40293
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOHN HENRY LOPEZ,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. V-96-CR-17
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October 23, 1997
Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
John Henry Lopez appeals his guilty-plea conviction for two
counts of distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C.
§ 841(b)(1)(C). Lopez raises the sole issue that his counsel was
ineffective for failing to advise him of the possibility of
waiving his Speedy Trial Act rights and failing to advise him of
an alleged amendment to the indictment. The court cannot address
his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim because the record is
not sufficiently complete to evaluate fairly the merits of the
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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. 95-50751
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claim. See United States v. Higdon, 832 F.2d 312, 313-14 (5th
Cir. 1987).
AFFIRMED.