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            IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                    FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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                            No. 19-11757
                        Non-Argument Calendar
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               D.C. Docket No. 8:18-cr-00534-RAL-CPT-1



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                             Plaintiff–Appellee,

                                  versus

JOEL MALDONADO-BAUTISTA,

                                                         Defendant–Appellant.

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               Appeal from the United States District Court
                   for the Middle District of Florida
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                            (November 20, 2019)

Before JILL PRYOR, BRANCH, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:
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      Adeel Bashir, appointed counsel for Joel Maldonado-Bautista 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 Maldonado-Bautista’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.




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