United States v. Tony Crawford

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: November 29, 2018
• Docket: 18-60179
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 18-60179 Document: 00514742125 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/29/2018

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 18-60179 FILED Conference Calendar November 29, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

TONY D. CRAWFORD,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi USDC No. 1:17-CR-14-1

Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * The attorney appointed to represent Tony D. Crawford 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). Crawford has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Crawford’s claim of ineffective assistance of

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 18-60179 Document: 00514742125 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/29/2018

No. 18-60179

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 Crawford’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.