UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT ________________________

Nos. 98-41515 & 98-41516 Summary Calendar ________________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

EDUARDO RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________________________________________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (L-89-CR-618-1 & 89-618-01) ____________________________________________________________________ March 15, 2000

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The Federal Public Defender, appointed to represent Eduardo

Ramirez, has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief as required by Anders v. California,

(1967), to which Ramirez has

responded. Our independent review of the record discloses no

nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, the motion for leave to

withdraw is GRANTED; counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein; and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.