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            IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                    FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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                            No. 16-16813
                        Non-Argument Calendar
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                  D.C. Docket No. 0:16-cr-60182-BB-4



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                              Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                   versus

RUBEN ANTONIO SANTANA PIMENTA,

                                                         Defendant-Appellant.

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               Appeal from the United States District Court
                   for the Southern District of Florida
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                            (September 1, 2017)

Before JORDAN, ROSENBAUM and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:
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      Jose Rafael Rodriguez, appointed counsel for Ruben Santana Pimenta 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 (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 Santana Pimenta’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.




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