                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                  Fifth Circuit
                                                                F I L E D
                 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                   April 18, 2007

                                                             Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                     Clerk
                              No. 05-20839
                          Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                       Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

WILLIAM MAURICE HOOPER,
                                       Defendant-Appellant.

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             Appeal from the United States District Court
                  for the Southern District of Texas
                         USDC No. 4:04-CR-540
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Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     The attorney appointed to represent William Maurice Hooper

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

by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).     Hooper 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
