                 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                      FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                           No. 99-40764
                         consolidated with
                           No. 99-40765
                         Summary Calendar
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                    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee,

                              versus

                   LUIS ALONSO GARCIA-PAHUADA,

                                             Defendant-Appellant.
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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Southern District of Texas
                           (B-99-CR-3-1)
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                         February 15, 2000

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Luis Alonso

Garcia-Pahuada has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a

brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

Garcia-Pahuada has not filed a brief in response.

     Our review of the brief filed by counsel and of the record

discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, counsel’s

motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from

further responsibilities, and the appeal is DISMISSED.

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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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