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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 16-11018 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:15-cr-20651-WJZ-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ALEX NEGRETE, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ________________________ (December 16, 2016) Before HULL, WILSON and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Scott Sakin, appointed counsel for Alex Negrete in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and Case: 16-11018 Date Filed: 12/16/2016 Page: 2 of 2

filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (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 Negrete’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.