USA v. Gilberto Santiesteban, Sr.

[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 13-13594
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:12-cr-20452-KMM-7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
GILBERTO SANTIESTEBAN, SR.,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(June 27, 2014)
Before TJOFLAT, JORDAN and FAY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Manuel Gonzalez, Jr., appointed counsel for Gilberto Santiesteban, Sr. in
this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of
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Santiesteban 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 Santiesteban’s
conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. The government’s motion to dismiss
the appeal pursuant to Santiesteban’s sentence-appeal waiver is DENIED AS
MOOT.
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