                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 96-50941
                          Summary Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                           Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JOEL GARCIA-VALENZUELA,

                                           Defendant-Appellant.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Western District of Texas
                       USDC No. MO-96-CR-33-1
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                           October 2, 1998

Before KING, BARKSDALE, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed counsel for Joel Garcia-Valenzuela has filed

a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief as required by Anders

v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967).     We have independently

reviewed counsel’s brief and the record and have found no

nonfrivolous issue.   Accordingly, 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
