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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 08-12774 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JANUARY 15, 2009 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 05-00321-CR-WS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee, versus EARL LAPRADE MILLER, III, a.k.a. Boomie, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama _________________________ (January 15, 2009) Before DUBINA, PRYOR and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Arthur J. Madden, III, appointed counsel for Earl Laprade Miller, III, 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 and there are no arguable issues of merit. Therefore, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Miller’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.