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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 16-16099 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 8:16-cr-00047-SCB-AEP-2

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MARIS C. POWELL, a.k.a. Maris Christopher Powell, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (June 22, 2017) Before MARTIN, JULIE CARNES and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Thomas A. Burns, appointed counsel for Maris Powell 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 Powell’s appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Powell’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED.