United States v. Ventura-Gonzales

               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 97-41498
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JOSE ALBERTO VENTURA-GONZALES,

                                         Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                     USDC No. B-97-CR-274-1
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                         October 20, 1998

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed counsel for Jose Alberto Ventura-Gonzales

has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S.

738, 744, (1967), and we have independently reviewed counsel's

brief and the record and have found no nonfrivolous issue.

Accordingly, counsel is excused from further responsibilities

herein, 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.