United States v. Monroe

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-11035
Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JUSTIN RAY MONROE,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:18-CR-6-8

Before HAYNES, DUNCAN, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
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The attorney appointed to represent Justin Ray Monroe 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).
Monroe has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow
us to make a fair evaluation of Monroe’s claims of ineffective assistance or
coercion by counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims without

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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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
May 8, 2020

Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
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prejudice to collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841
(5th Cir. 2014); United States v. Corbett, 742 F.2d 173, 176-78 (5th Cir. 1984).
We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record
reflected therein, as well as Monroe’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.
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