                                                        United States Court of Appeals
                                                                 Fifth Circuit
                                                              F I L E D
                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                 October 25, 2006

                                                           Charles R. Fulbruge III
                             No. 05-20146                          Clerk
                         Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                     Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

KENNETH STEELE,

                                     Defendant-Appellant.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Southern District of Texas
                     USDC No. 4:03-CR-339-ALL
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Before JOLLY, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Counsel appointed to represent appellant Kenneth Steele has

requested leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as required by

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).     Steele has not filed

a response.    Our independent review of the record and counsel’s

brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.    Counsel’s

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

further responsibilities, 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
