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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 08-15836 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUNE 10, 2009 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 07-00149-CR-CAP-3-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee, versus EDWARD LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia _________________________ (June 10, 2009) Before CARNES, WILSON and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Mary Erickson, appointed counsel for Edward Lopez in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief prepared 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 Lopez’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.