               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 00-40638
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                           Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ROY MOLINA, also known as José Roel Molina,

                                           Defendant-Appellant.

                         --------------------
            Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Southern District of Texas
                        USDC No. C-96-CR-46-2
                         --------------------
                           December 14, 2000

Before DAVIS, STEWART, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Counsel for Roy Molina, the Federal Public Defender, has

moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as required by

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).    Molina has filed a

response.   Our independent review of the brief, the response, and

the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.     See id.

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

counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the

APPEAL IS DISMISSED.   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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
