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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED

________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

No. 11-12073 MARCH 20, 2012

Non-Argument Calendar JOHN LEY

________________________ CLERK

D.C. Docket No. 1:10-cr-20300-DMM-5 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

lllllllllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus MIRIAM PEDRO, a.k.a. Choco,

ll llllllllllllllllllllDefendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Florida

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(March 20, 2012) Before CARNES, BARKETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Thomas John Butler, appointed counsel for Miriam Pedro 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 Pedro’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.

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