United States v. Alford

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 22, 2005

Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 04-41632 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

DONALD JOHN ALFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 1:04-CR-271-3 --------------------

Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The attorney appointed to represent Donald John Alford has

filed a motion to withdraw and a brief pursuant to Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967). Alford has not filed a

response. Our independent review of the brief and the record

discloses no nonfrivolous issue in this direct 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.