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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 08-14015 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEBRUARY 5, 2009 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 08-00037-CR-CG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee, versus AARON AUSTIN GRAHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama _________________________ (February 5, 2009) Before BIRCH, HULL and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Robert Ratliff, appointed counsel for Aaron Austin Graham 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 Graham’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.