United States v. Fernando Paniagua

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: May 9, 2019
• Docket: 18-11004
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 18-11004 Document: 00514950689 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/09/2019

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

No. 18-11004 FILED Conference Calendar May 9, 2019 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff−Appellee,

versus

FERNANDO SILVERIO PANIAGUA,

Defendant−Appellant.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas No. 3:17-CR-629-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: *

The attorney appointed to represent Fernando Silverio Paniagua has

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 18-11004 Document: 00514950689 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/09/2019

No. 18-11004

moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief per Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Silverio Paniagua has filed a response and requests new appointed counsel. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Silverio Paniagua’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims, but without prejudice to collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014).

We have reviewed counsel’s brief, relevant portions of the record, and Silverio Paniagua’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, the motion for new appointed counsel is DENIED, and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.