Case: 20-10733 Document: 00515876399 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/26/2021
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 20-10733 May 26, 2021
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Allen Dewayne Casel,
Defendant—Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 2:19-CR-182-2
Before Jones, Clement, and Haynes, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
The attorney appointed to represent Allen Dewayne Casel 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). Casel has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed
*
Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Casel’s claim of ineffective assistance
of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claim 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 Casel’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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