United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT August 20, 2003 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 02-41027 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus HECTOR GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. M-00-CR-593-9 -------------------- Before JONES, WIENER, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Court appointed counsel for Hector Gonzalez (“Gonzalez”) has requested leave to withdraw from this appeal and has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

Gonzalez has received a copy of counsel’s motion and brief but has not filed a response. Our independent review of the brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.

Counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 02-41027 -2- excused from further responsibilities, and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED.