IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-50256 Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

CHARLES A. WATERS,

Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. A-00-CR-240-ALL-JN -------------------- February 6, 2002 Before DeMOSS, PARKER, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw as

counsel and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California,

(1967). Charles A. Waters has responded to counsel’s motion,

challenging his guilty plea and sentence. He has also moved for

free transcripts of the guilty plea and sentencing hearings and for

extension of time to respond to the Anders motion.

Our independent review of the brief, the record, and Waters’s

response discloses no nonfrivolous issue. Accordingly, counsel’s

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 01-50256 -2-

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. Waters’s motion for free copies of the

transcripts and his motion for extension of time are DENIED as

moot.