[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FILED

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

Dec. 30, 2009

No. 08-17069 THOMAS K. KAHN

Non-Argument Calendar CLERK

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D. C. Docket No. 07-21002-CR-JAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus NELSON DUARTE,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Florida

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(December 30, 2009) Before BLACK, PRYOR and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Humberto Dominguez, appointed counsel for Nelson Duarte 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 Duarte’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.

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