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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 19-12079

Non-Argument Calendar

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D.C. Docket No. 1:17-cr-00276-WS-B-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus JAMES JEROME REED, a.k.a. Bookie,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Alabama

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(December 26, 2019) Before JORDAN, ROSENBAUM, and NEWSOM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

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Richard E. Shields, appointed counsel for James Jerome Reed 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 Reed’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.

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