United States v. Reyes ( 2021 )

Case: 19-40912 Document: 00515905182 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/18/2021
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
June 18, 2021
No. 19-40912
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Aren Abel Reyes,
Defendant—Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 7:17-CR-761-5
Before Graves, Willett, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
The attorney appointed to represent Aren Abel Reyes 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).
Reyes 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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
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us to make a fair evaluation of Reyes’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 Reyes’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, Reyes’s motions for an extension of time and the production
of documents are DENIED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities
herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.
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