               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 01-21314
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JUAN ARNULFO HERNANDEZ-ASPRIE,

                                         Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                     USDC No. H-01-CR-243-2
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                        October 30, 2002

Before DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed counsel for Juan Arnulfo Hernandez-Asprie

(Hernandez) has requested leave to withdraw and has filed a brief

as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

Hernandez has not responded to his attorney’s motion.    Our

independent review of counsel’s brief and the record discloses no

nonfrivolous issue for appeal.   Counsel’s motion for leave to

withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further


     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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responsibilities, and the appeal is DISMISSED.   See 5TH CIR.

R. 42.2.

     MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED.
