                                                        United States Court of Appeals
                                                                 Fifth Circuit
                                                              F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                 February 14, 2007

                                                           Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                   Clerk
                            No. 06-40657
                        Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                     Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

HECTOR GERARDO LAGUNAS-LEIJA,

                                     Defendant-Appellant.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Southern District of Texas
                       USDC No. 1:03-CR-816
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Before BARKSDALE, GARZA, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Counsel appointed to represent Hector Gerardo Lagunas-Leija

has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in

accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

Lagunas-Leija has not filed a response.    Our independent review

of the brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issues for

appeal.   Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is

GRANTED, 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
