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               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                        FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
                         ________________________                    FILED
                                                            U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
                                No. 11-12500                  ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
                                                               FEBRUARY 3, 2012
                            Non-Argument Calendar
                                                                   JOHN LEY
                          ________________________
                                                                    CLERK

                       D.C. Docket No. 1:10-cr-20863-AJ-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                                  Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                      versus

PATRICK RIVERA,

                                                              Defendant-Appellant.

                         __________________________

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Southern District of Florida
                         _________________________
                               (February 3, 2012)

Before CARNES, WILSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

      Neal Gary Rosensweig, counsel for Patrick Rivera 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 Rivera’s conviction and

sentence are AFFIRMED.




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