                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                             F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                 October 22, 2003

                                                          Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                  Clerk
                            No. 03-30424
                        Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JEWELL VAUGHN, III,

                                    Defendant-Appellant.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Western District of Louisiana
                      USDC No. 02-CR-10019-ALL
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Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Jewell

Vaughn, III, on direct appeal has filed a motion to withdraw and

a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744

(1967).   Vaughn 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




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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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