USA v. Joey Hawkins, No. 11-40694 (5th Cir. 2012)

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Case: 11-40694 Document: 00511949910 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/08/2012 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 11-40694 Summary Calendar August 8, 2012 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOEY KEITH HAWKINS, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 6:10-CR-46-6 Before SMITH, DENNIS, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The attorney appointed to represent Joey Keith Hawkins 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). Hawkins has filed a response. The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration at this time of Hawkins s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; such a claim generally cannot be resolved on direct appeal when the claim has not been raised before the district court since no opportunity existed to develop * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. Case: 11-40694 Document: 00511949910 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/08/2012 No. 11-40694 the record on the merits of the allegations. United States v. Cantwell, 470 F.3d 1087, 1091 (5th Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). We have reviewed counsel s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Hawkins 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. 2

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