United States v. Jose Jaimes-Reynosa

Case: 09-41149 Document: 00511382039 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/15/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED February 15, 2011 No. 09-41149 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE LUIS JAIMES-REYNOSA, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:09-CR-1376-1 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, GARZA, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Jose Luis Jaimes- Reynosa has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Jaimes-Reynosa has filed a response. The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Jaimes-Reynosa’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; such a claim generally “cannot be resolved on direct appeal when the claim has not been raised before the district court since no opportunity existed to develop the record * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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. Case: 09-41149 Document: 00511382039 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/15/2011 No. 09-41149 on the merits of the allegations.” United States v. 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 Jaimes-Reynosa’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. 2