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             IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                     FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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                             No. 19-12135
                         Non-Argument Calendar
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                   D.C. Docket No. 1:18-cr-20919-JEM-1


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                               Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                  versus


DAMION HAWTHORNE,

                                                          Defendant-Appellant.
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                Appeal from the United States District Court
                    for the Southern District of Florida
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                             (March 13, 2020)

Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, GRANT, and LUCK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:
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      Bonnie Phillips-Williams, appointed counsel for Damion Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.




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