United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS June 23, 2004
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 03-40164
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
FRANCISCO MENDEZ-LOPEZ, also known as Rigobert Lopez,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. M-02-CR-463-1
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Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Court-appointed counsel for Francisco Mendez-Lopez (Mendez)
has moved for leave to withdraw from this direct appeal and has
filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967). Mendez has received a copy of counsel’s motion and brief
but has not filed a response. Our independent review of the
brief and the record discloses no nonfrivolous issue in this
appeal. Accordingly, the motion for leave 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.