United States v. Lemons

── United States v. Lemons ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: April 16, 2026 Category: Direct Criminal Case: 25-50201 Document: 104-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/16/2026 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 25-50201 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ April 16, 2026 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Ronnie Ray Lemons, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:22-CR-2483-1 ______________________________ Before Stewart, Graves, and Oldham, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * The attorney appointed to represent Ronnie Ray Lemons has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed briefs in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Lemons has responded. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Lemons’s claims of _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 25-50201 Document: 104-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/16/2026 No. 25-50201 ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims without prejudice to collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014). We have reviewed counsel’s briefs and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Lemons’s responses. 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