United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT December 12, 2006

Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 04-51339 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

RAFAEL SOSA-FELIX, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:04-CR-447-ALL-AML --------------------

Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Rafael

Sosa-Felix (Sosa) has requested leave to withdraw and has filed a

brief as required by Anders v. California,

(1967).

Our independent review of the record, counsel’s brief, and Sosa’s

response, discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.