Case: 14-40092 Document: 00513079523 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/16/2015
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-40092
Conference Calendar
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
June 16, 2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
RICARDO TIRADO,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:13-CR-155-3
Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
The attorney appointed to represent Ricardo Tirado 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).
Tirado has filed responses. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us
to make a fair evaluation of Tirado’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel;
we therefore decline to consider the claim without prejudice to collateral
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir.), cert. denied,
135 S. Ct. 123 (2014).
We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record
reflected therein, as well as Tirado’s responses. 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. Tirado’s motions for appointment of counsel are DENIED.
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