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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 18-10340

Non-Argument Calendar

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D.C. Docket No. 4:17-cr-00101-WTM-GRS-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus ANTHONY ATKINS,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Georgia

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(October 31, 2018) Before MARCUS, JORDAN and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

John D. Carson, Jr., appointed counsel for Anthony Atkins in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the

Case: 18-10340 Date Filed: 10/31/2018 Page: 2 of 2 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 Atkins’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. Atkins’s motion for new counsel is DENIED.

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