                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                             No. 01-40704
                         Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                           Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JOSE ISRAEL ROMERO, also known as Jose Israel Sosa,

                                           Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                      USDC No. B-01-CR-98-1
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                          April 11, 2002

Before SMITH, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     The Federal Public Defender representing Jose Israel Romero

(Romero) has requested leave to withdraw as counsel and has filed

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

Romero has not filed a response.     Our independent review of the

brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue.

Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED,

counsel is excused from further responsibilities, 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
