IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                          FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                               No. 99-30133
                             Summary Calendar
                         ________________________


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                              Plaintiff-Appellee,

      v.

CLARENCE ALLEN MCHANNEY,

                              Defendant-Appellant.


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          Appeal from the United States District Court
              for the Western District of Louisiana
                      USDC No. 98-CR-10014-1
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                            September 14, 1999

Before JOLLY, JONES, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

      The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Clarence

Allen McHanney has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a

brief as required by Anders v. California, 

(1967).

McHanney has received a copy of counsel’s motion and brief, and

he has filed a response.       Our independent review of the brief,

the record, and his response discloses no nonfrivolous issue.

Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED,

counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the


     *
        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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
APPEAL IS DISMISSED.




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