                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                             No. 98-40587
                         Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

FRANCISCO T. ALVARADO,

                                         Defendant-Appellant.


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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                     USDC No. B-97-CR-243-2
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                            June 17, 1999

Before EMILIO M. GARZA, BENAVIDES, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed counsel for Francisco T. Alvarado, the

federal public defender (FPD), has filed a motion and brief as

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

has not filed a response.    Our independent review of counsel’s

brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue.

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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
