IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-20296 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JUAN FELIPE GONZALEZ-AGUILAR, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-01-CR-687-ALL -------------------- December 12, 2002 Before JOLLY, JONES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Court-appointed counsel for Juan Felipe Gonzalez-Aguilar has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Gonzalez-Aguilar has not filed a response. Our independent review of the record and counsel’s brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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