                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                             No. 01-11247
                         Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                          Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

VICTOR SANDOVAL CONTRERAS,

                                          Defendant-Appellant.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Northern District of Texas
                      USDC No. 6:95-CR-12-5-C
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                           April 11, 2002

Before SMITH, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Victor

Sandoval Contreras has filed a motion for leave to withdraw and

has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S.

738 (1967).    Contreras has not filed a response.   Our independent

review of the brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous

issue in this direct appeal.    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.

     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
