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

Plaintiff-Appellee, versus NELSON DUARTE, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (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.