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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 17-13282 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 2:16-cr-00239-MHH-TMP-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RODRIGUS LEE PEARSON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ________________________ (May 24, 2018) Before WILLIAM PRYOR, MARTIN and FAY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Gregory J. Reid, appointed counsel for Pearson in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and Case: 17-13282 Date Filed: 05/24/2018 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 Pearson’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.