467 F. App'x 321

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas Craig TYLER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 11-50731

Summary Calendar.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 25, 2012.

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

*322John Richard Donahue, Waco, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: *

The attorney appointed to represent Douglas Tyler has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir.2011). Tyler has filed a response.

The record is insufficiently developed to allow consideration of Tyler’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 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 and Tyler’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. Tyler’s request for appointment of substitute counsel is DENIED. Cf. United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir.1998). His motion for leave to file a supplemental response is GRANTED.

United States v. Tyler
467 F. App'x 321

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United States v. Tyler
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