               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 02-50434
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

EDWARD CAVER, JR.,

                                         Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Western District of Texas
                      USDC No. W-01-CR-144-2
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                         December 12, 2002

Before JOLLY, JONES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court appointed counsel for Edward Caver, Jr., (“Caver”) has

moved for leave to withdraw from this appeal and has filed a

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

Caver has received a copy of counsel’s motion and brief but 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


     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS

DISMISSED.   See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.
