                                                          United States Court of Appeals
                                                                   Fifth Circuit
                                                                  F I L E D
                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                      June 22, 2005

                                                               Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                       Clerk
                             No. 04-41632
                         Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

DONALD JOHN ALFORD,
                                         Defendant-Appellant.

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            Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Southern District of Texas
                       USDC No. 1:04-CR-271-3
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Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     The attorney appointed to represent Donald John Alford has

filed a motion to withdraw and a brief pursuant to Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967).       Alford has not filed a

response.   Our independent review of the brief and the record

discloses no nonfrivolous issue in this direct appeal.

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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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