Case: 17-10949 Date Filed: 11/08/2017 Page: 1 of 2

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 17-10949 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 5:07-cr-00055-RH-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JUAN RAFAEL CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida ________________________ (November 8, 2017) Before HULL, ROSENBAUM, and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Case: 17-10949 Date Filed: 11/08/2017 Page: 2 of 2

Sheryl Lowenthal, appointed counsel for Juan Rafael Chavez 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 (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 Chavez’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.