Case: 15-30583 Document: 00513448721 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/01/2016
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 15-30583 FILED
Summary Calendar April 1, 2016
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
MAZDA RASASY, also known as Phatsavong Rasasy, also known as Phuts,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 5:14-CR-103
Before WIENER, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Mazda Rasasy 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). Rasasy has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently
developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Rasasy’s claims of ineffective
assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims without
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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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 Rasasy’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.
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