IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 98-41242
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                            Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JOHNNIE GONZALES GARCIA,

                                            Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                     USDC No. C-98-CR-119-1
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                            June 16, 1999

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

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed counsel for Johnnie Gonzales Garcia has

moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as required by

Anders v. California, 

(1967).     Garcia has received a

copy of counsel’s motion and brief but has not filed a response.

We have independently reviewed the brief and the record and have

found no nonfrivolous issue.   Accordingly, counsel’s motion for

leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further

responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED.


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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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