                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                             F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS          April 23, 2003
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                          Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                  Clerk

                            No. 02-41305
                        Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ANGEL FUENTES ROMERO,

                                    Defendant-Appellant.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Eastern District of Texas
                       USDC No. 1:01-CR-168-1
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Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed counsel for Angel Fuentes Romero (Fuentes),

the Federal Public Defender, has moved for leave to withdraw from

this appeal and has filed a brief as required by Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).   Fuentes has received a copy of

counsel’s motion and brief but has not filed a response.      Our

independent review of the brief and the record discloses no

nonfrivolous issue.   Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to

withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further

     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED.   See 5TH

CIR. R. 42.2.
