[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 11-13566 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEBRUARY 7, 2012 Non-Argument Calendar JOHN LEY ________________________ CLERK D.C. Docket No. 1:11-cr-20110-MGC-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus FRANCISCO CORTES-ACOSTA, a.k.a. Francisco Cortez-Acosta, Defendant-Appellant.

__________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (February 7, 2012) Before CARNES, WILSON and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Miguel Caridad, appointed counsel for Francisco Virgilio Cortez-Acosta 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 Cortez-Acosta’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.