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               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                        FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
                          ________________________

                                No. 16-11018
                            Non-Argument Calendar
                          ________________________

                     D.C. Docket No. 1:15-cr-20651-WJZ-1


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                                  Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                      versus

ALEX NEGRETE,
                                                             Defendant-Appellant.
                          ________________________

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Southern District of Florida
                         ________________________

                               (December 16, 2016)

Before HULL, WILSON and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

      Scott Sakin, appointed counsel for Alex Negrete in this direct criminal

appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and
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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 Negrete’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.




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