Case: 18-12721 Date Filed: 01/09/2019 Page: 1 of 2

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 18-12721 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:16-cr-00341-MHC-CMS-6

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus FRANCO TEZA MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ________________________ (January 9, 2019) Before MARTIN, ROSENBAUM, and NEWSOM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Case: 18-12721 Date Filed: 01/09/2019 Page: 2 of 2

Dennis C. O’Brien, appointed counsel for Franco Teza Mendez 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 on direct appeal, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Teza Mendez’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.