United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                             F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                 August 20, 2003

                                                          Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                  Clerk
                            No. 02-41027
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

HECTOR GONZALEZ,
                                    Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                     USDC No. M-00-CR-593-9
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Before JONES, WIENER, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court appointed counsel for Hector Gonzalez (“Gonzalez”) has

requested leave to withdraw from this appeal and has filed a

brief as required by Anders v. California, 

(1967).

Gonzalez has received a copy of counsel’s motion and brief but

has not filed a response.   Our independent review of the brief

and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.

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




     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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excused from further responsibilities, and the appeal is

DISMISSED.   See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

     APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED.