[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED

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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

No. 05-10148 September 1, 2005

Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN

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D. C. Docket No. 04-14049-CR-KAM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus SAMUEL LEE MIDDLETON,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Florida

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(September 1, 2005) Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and BLACK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Leon Daniel Watts, counsel for Samuel Lee Middleton, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared 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 Middleton’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.

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