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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 08-13826 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEBRUARY 18, 2009 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 05-00321-CR-WS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JUAN ORNELAS, a.k.a. Juan Salazar, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama _________________________ (February 18, 2009) Before BLACK, BARKETT and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Kristen Rogers, appointed counsel for Juan Ornelas 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). Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Ornelas’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.