IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-30544 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RONALD DAVIS, also known as Sweet Pea, Defendant-Appellant.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 99-CR-70-4-T - - - - - - - - - - February 20, 2003 Before WIENER, EMILIO M. GARZA, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The attorney appointed to represent Ronald Davis has moved to withdraw as Davis’s counsel and has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Davis has not filed a response to the motion. Our independent review of the brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.

Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.