USA v. Ober Merino Cruz, No. 13-11254 (11th Cir. 2014)

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Case: 13-11254 Date Filed: 04/16/2014 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 13-11254 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:12-cr-20412-JAL-2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus OBER MERINO CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ________________________ (April 16, 2014) Before TJOFLAT, PRYOR and JORDAN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Case: 13-11254 Date Filed: 04/16/2014 Page: 2 of 2 Thomas John Butler, appointed counsel for Ober Merino Cruz 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, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (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 Cruz s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. 2

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