                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                             No. 01-30191
                         Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                          Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

TRENT GIBSON,

                                          Defendant-Appellant.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Eastern District of Louisiana
                       USDC No. 00-CR-196-1-F
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                          December 12, 2001
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BARKSDALE, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Counsel appointed to represent Trent Gibson has requested

leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as required by Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).   Gibson has not responded to the

motion.   Our independent review of the brief and the record

discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.    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.

     MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED.


     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
