IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-60376
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOHN FITZGERALD MERRILL,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 4:99-CR-104-1-D-B
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February 15, 2001
Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Counsel appointed to represent John Fitzgerald Merrill has
moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as required by
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Merrill has filed a
response to counsel’s motion. The record has not been adequately
developed for us to consider his ineffective-assistance-of-
counsel arguments on direct appeal. See United States v. Haese,
162 F.3d 359, 363 (5th Cir. 1998). Our independent review of the
brief, the record, and Merrill’s response discloses no
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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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
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nonfrivolous issue. Accordingly, the motion for leave to
withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further
responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED.