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             IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                     FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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                             No. 15-13119
                         Non-Argument Calendar
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                D.C. Docket No. 1:13-cr-00229-ODE-JSA-4



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                               Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                   versus

JAVIER MUNOZ RUIZ,

                                                          Defendant-Appellant.

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                Appeal from the United States District Court
                   for the Northern District of Georgia
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                             (February 19, 2016)

Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:
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      Esther Panitch, appointed counsel for Javier Munoz-Ruiz in this direct

criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the

appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct.

1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record

reveals that counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct.

Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of

merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Munoz-Ruiz’s conviction

and sentence are AFFIRMED.




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