               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 02-20245
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

VICTOR HUGO ACOSTA-ALVARADO,

                                    Defendant-Appellant.

                       --------------------
           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Southern District of Texas
                      USDC No. H-00-CR-661-6
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                         February 20, 2003

Before WIENER, EMILIO M. GARZA, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Private counsel appointed to represent Victor Hugo Acosta-

Alvarado has requested leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as

required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).     Acosta-

Alvarado 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,




     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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counsel is excused from further responsibilities, and the appeal

is DISMISSED.   See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

     MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED.
