UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 01-50398 Summary Calendar _______________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

VICTOR MANUEL ARELLANO-GONZALEZ, also known as Victor Arellano,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Civil Docket #EP-00-CR-1656-1-DB _________________________________________________________________

December 27, 2001

Before JONES, SMITH, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Counsel appointed to represent Victor Manuel Arellano-

Gonzalez on appeal has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a

brief as required by Anders v. California,

(1967).

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

but has not filed a response.

* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. Our independent review of the record and counsel’s motion

and brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly,

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

excused from further responsibilities herein, and the appeal is

DISMISSED. 5th Cir. R. 42.2.

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