United States v. Thomas ( 2023 )

Case: 23-10203 Document: 00516965138 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/13/2023
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
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United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 23-10203
Summary Calendar FILED
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Lyle W. Cayce
United States of America, Clerk
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Bryan Okeeif Thomas,
Defendant—Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:22-CR-62-2
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Before Wiener, Stewart, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
The attorney appointed to represent Bryan Okeeif Thomas 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). Thomas has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently
developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Thomas’s claims of
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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; 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 Thomas’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. Thomas’s motion for
the appointment of new counsel is DENIED as untimely. See United States
v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998).
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