                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                              FILED
                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS        June 23, 2004
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                        Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                Clerk

                             No. 03-30187
                         Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                          Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

DANIEL R. HOWINGTON, also known as Danny Ray,

                                          Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
              for the Western District of Louisiana
                     USDC No. 02-CR-30017-03
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Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed appellate counsel for defendant Daniel R.

Howington has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a

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

Howington was notified of his right to file a pro se response,

but he has filed none.    Our independent review of counsel’s

brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.

Appointed 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
