Owens v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 98-40439 Summary Calendar JAMES OWENS, Petitioner-Appellant, versus UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. G-96-CV-492 - - - - - - - - - - December 8, 1998 Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Court-appointed counsel for James Owens has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Owens has not filed a response. Our independent review of the brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue. Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.