IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

FILED October 25, 2007

No. 06-10245 Charles R. Fulbruge III Conference Calendar Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

KIM JOE GRAVES, also known as K-Rock, also known as Kim Joe Graves, Jr

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:05-CR-82-4

Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The attorney appointed to represent Kim Joe Graves has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California,

(1967). Graves has filed a response requesting that new counsel be appointed. Our independent review of the record, counsel’s brief, and Graves’s response discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 06-10245

responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. The request for new counsel is DENIED.

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