Case: 19-11757 Date Filed: 11/20/2019 Page: 1 of 2

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 19-11757 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 8:18-cr-00534-RAL-CPT-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff–Appellee, versus JOEL MALDONADO-BAUTISTA, Defendant–Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (November 20, 2019) Before JILL PRYOR, BRANCH, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Case: 19-11757 Date Filed: 11/20/2019 Page: 2 of 2

Adeel Bashir, appointed counsel for Joel Maldonado-Bautista 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 Maldonado-Bautista’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.