United States v. Rambo

Case: 19-10229 Document: 00515851131 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/06/2021
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
May 6, 2021
No. 19-10229
Lyle W. Cayce
Conference Calendar
Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Brandon Jamaal Rambo,
Defendant—Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:18-CR-186-3
Before Smith, Stewart, and Higginson, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
The attorney appointed to represent Brandon Jamaal Rambo 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). Rambo has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently
*
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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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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developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Rambo’s claim of
ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claim
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 Rambo’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. Rambo’s motion
to appoint new counsel is DENIED. See United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d
901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998).
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