United States v. Martinez-Ortiz

               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                             No. 98-50131
                         Conference Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                      Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JAVIER MARTINEZ-ORTIZ,

                                      Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Western District of Texas
                    USDC No. DR-97-CR-315-All
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                         October 20, 1998

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

PER CURIAM:*

     Court-appointed counsel for Javier Martinez-Ortiz has filed

a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),

and we have independently reviewed the brief and record and found

no nonfrivolous issue.   Accordingly, counsel is excused from

further responsibilities herein and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED.




     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.