Case: 13-13594 Date Filed: 06/27/2014 Page: 1 of 2

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 13-13594

Non-Argument Calendar

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D.C. Docket No. 1:12-cr-20452-KMM-7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus GILBERTO SANTIESTEBAN, SR.,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Florida

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(June 27, 2014) Before TJOFLAT, JORDAN and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Manuel Gonzalez, Jr., appointed counsel for Gilberto Santiesteban, Sr. in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of

Case: 13-13594 Date Filed: 06/27/2014 Page: 2 of 2 Santiesteban 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 Santiesteban’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. The government’s motion to dismiss the appeal pursuant to Santiesteban’s sentence-appeal waiver is DENIED AS MOOT.

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