IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-30061 Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ANDRE ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 01-CR-30018-ALL -------------------- July 30, 2002 Before JONES, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Andre Adams has requested leave to withdraw as counsel and has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Adams has filed a response to counsel’s motion to withdraw.

Our independent review of the brief, the record, and Adams’s opposition discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.

Accordingly, the motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities in this case, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.