UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

_______________________ No. 00-20612 Summary Calendar _______________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus GENE LESSLEY PRICE, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-99-CR-313-2 _________________________________________________________________ September 19, 2001

Before JONES, SMITH, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.* PER CURIAM: Counsel for Gene Lessley Price has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Price has received copies of counsel’s motion and brief and has filed a response. Our independent review of the brief, the response, and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue

* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. for appeal. See id. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, Price’s motion for new counsel is DENIED, and Price’s APPEAL IS DISMISSED. 5th Cir. R. 42.2.