Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Edward Arthur Griffin

* 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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-60857
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
EDWARD ARTHUR GRIFFIN
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 2:07-CR-11-1
Before GARZA, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The attorney appointed to represent Edward Arthur Griffin has moved for
leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967). Griffin has filed a response. The record is insufficiently
developed to allow consideration at this time of Griffin’s claim of ineffective
assistance of counsel; such claims generally “cannot be resolved on direct appeal
when [they have] not been raised before the district court since no opportunity
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
August 20, 2008
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk

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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). Our independent review of the record, counsel’s brief, and
Griffin’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly,
counsel’s 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.

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