UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

__________________ No. 95-20396 Summary Calendar __________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DAVID J. TOWNSEND, Defendant-Appellant.

______________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. CR-H-92-120-ALL ______________________________________________

February 7, 1996 Before KING, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Court-appointed counsel for David J. Townsend has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and we have independently reviewed counsel's brief and the record, and found no nonfrivolous issue. Accordingly, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED.

* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.