[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 08-11225 JAN 29, 2009 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D.C. Docket No. 07-20194-CR-SH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JULIO RAMIREZ, a.k.a. Cacho, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ No. 08-11273 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 07-20195-CR-SH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JULIO RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (January 29, 2009) Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Stewart Abrams, appointed counsel for Julio Ramirez 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 Ramirez’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.