United States v. Mangram

Case: 24-40330 Document: 82-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/03/2025

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

____________ FILED October 3, 2025 No. 24-40330 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk ____________

United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus Anthony Mangram,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 4:22-CR-77-1 ______________________________

Before Jones, Duncan, and Douglas, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * The attorney appointed to represent Anthony Mangram 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). Mangram has filed responses. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Mangram’s claims of

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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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 Mangram’s responses. 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. Mangram’s motion for appointment of substitute counsel is DENIED. See United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998).