United States v. Villalba-Gonzalez ( 2023 )

Case: 22-50147 Document: 00516645782 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/14/2023
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
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United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 22-50147
Summary Calendar FILED
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Lyle W. Cayce
United States of America, Clerk
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Luis Andres Villalba-Gonzalez,
Defendant—Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 3:20-CR-2222-3
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Before King, Higginson, and Willett, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
Luis Andres Villalba-Gonzalez appeals the 168-month sentence
imposed following his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to possess a
mixture containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. In his sole
argument on appeal, Villalba-Gonzalez contends that his trial counsel
rendered ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the record is not
sufficiently developed to allow this court to evaluate Villalba-Gonzalez’s
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This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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ineffective assistance of counsel claim on appeal, we deny this claim without
prejudice to his right to raise the claim in a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. See
United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014).
AFFIRMED.
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