               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                            No. 95-40691
                        Conference Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                      Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

DENNIS EARL SMALL, also known as Danny Smith,

                                      Defendant-Appellant.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Eastern District of Texas
                       USDC No. 9:94-CR-41-2
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                           June 25, 1996
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BARKSDALE, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed counsel for Dennis Earl Small has filed a

brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87

S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967), and we have independently

reviewed the brief and record and found no nonfrivolous issue.

Accordingly, counsel is excused from further responsibilities

herein and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED.




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       Pursuant to Local Rule 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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 Local Rule 47.5.4.
