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             IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                     FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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                             No. 13-11254
                         Non-Argument Calendar
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                  D.C. Docket No. 1:12-cr-20412-JAL-2



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                               Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                  versus

OBER MERINO CRUZ,

                                                         Defendant-Appellant.

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                Appeal from the United States District Court
                    for the Southern District of Florida
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                              (April 16, 2014)

Before TJOFLAT, PRYOR and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:
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      Thomas John Butler, appointed counsel for Ober Merino Cruz 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 Cruz’s convictions and

sentences are AFFIRMED.




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