USA v. Mikeael Bowen, No. 18-40286 (5th Cir. 2018)

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Case: 18-40286 Document: 00514765508 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/18/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 18-40286 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED December 18, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. MIKEAEL LAKIEATH BOWEN, also known as Fat Mac, also known as Bull, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 4:17-CR-25-3 Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * The attorney appointed to represent Mikeael Lakieath Bowen 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). Bowen has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Bowen’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, to the extent that he raises one; we therefore decline to consider the 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 18-40286 Document: 00514765508 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/18/2018 No. 18-40286 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 Bowen’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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