United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                              F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS           April 24, 2003
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                           Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                   Clerk

                            No. 01-41446
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                     Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JUAN P. MADRID,

                                     Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                     USDC No. L-01-CR-242-7
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Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Private counsel appointed to represent Juan P. Madrid has

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

Anders v. California, 

(1967).    Madrid has not

responded to the motion.    Our independent review of the brief and

the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.       Counsel’s

motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from




     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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further responsibilities, and the appeal is DISMISSED.   See 5TH

CIR. R. 42.2.

     MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED.