IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-40707 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus VICENTE PEREZ-PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. B-01-CR-73-1 -------------------- April 11, 2002 Before SMITH, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The Assistant Federal Public Defenders (AFPDs) appointed to represent Vicente Perez-Perez have filed a motion to withdraw from representation of Perez and a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Perez has not filed a response.

Our independent review of the brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue. Accordingly, the APPDs’ motion to withdraw is GRANTED; the AFPDs are excused from further responsibilities herein and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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