Per Curiam — No. 25-60228 (Dkt. 38-1, 5th Cir.)

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A per curiam opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, not designated for publication, in United States v. Lakisha Pearson, No. 25-60228, filed December 31, 2025 as Document 38-1, on appeal from the Northern District of Mississippi (USDC No. 3:22-CR-132-2), before Circuit Judges King, Haynes and Ho. Pearson's retained counsel moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); Pearson responded with motions including a sentence reduction, prison terms concurrent with a 52-month term imposed in another case, and appointment of counsel. The court declined to consider her ineffective-assistance claim on the undeveloped record, without prejudice to collateral review. Finding no nonfrivolous issue, it granted counsel's motion, dismissed the appeal, denied the motion for counsel as moot and denied her remaining motions.

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Case: 25-60228 Document: 38-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/31/2025

United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
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United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 25-60228
Summary Calendar FILED
____________ December 31, 2025
Lyle W. Cayce
United States of America, Clerk

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Lakisha Pearson,

Defendant—Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 3:22-CR-132-2
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Before King, Haynes, and Ho, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
Retained counsel for Lakisha Pearson 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). Pearson has
filed responses, moving for a sentence reduction, for her instant prison terms
to run concurrently with a 52-month term imposed in another case, for home

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*
This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 25-60228 Document: 38-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/31/2025

No. 25-60228

confinement, and for the appointment of counsel. The record is not
sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Pearson’s claim
of ineffective assistance of counsel; we therefore decline to consider the 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 Pearson’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. Pearson’s motion for
the appointment of counsel is DENIED as moot. Her remaining motions
are also DENIED. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c); 18 U.S.C. § 3624(c)(2), (g).

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