United States v. Salazar

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: November 7, 2022
• Docket: 22-40213
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 22-40213 Document: 00516535646 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/07/2022

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

FILED No. 22-40213 November 7, 2022 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk

United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Santos Salazar,

Defendant—Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:20-CR-786-5

Before Smith, Dennis, and Southwick, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* The attorney appointed to represent Santos Salazar 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). Salazar has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow

* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4. Case: 22-40213 Document: 00516535646 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/07/2022

No. 22-40213

us to make a fair evaluation of Salazar’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims 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 Salazar’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.