United States v. Andres Lujan-Terrazas, Jr.

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Case: 18-50628 Document: 00514967963 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/22/2019

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 18-50628 FILED Conference Calendar May 22, 2019 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee v. ANDRES LUJAN-TERRAZAS, JR., also known as Andres Lujan-Terasas, Jr.,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 4:17-CR-353-2

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * The attorney appointed to represent Andres Lujan-Terrazas, Jr., 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). Lujan-Terrazas has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Lujan-Terrazas’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims

• 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.

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Case: 18-50628 Document: 00514967963 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/22/2019

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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 Lujan-Terrazas’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. Lujan-Terrazas’s motion to substitute his response for counsel’s Anders brief is DENIED. See United States v. Ogbonna, 184 F.3d 447, 449 n.1 (5th Cir. 1999); United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998).