USA v. Pelier

FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
SEP 23, 2011
JOHN LEY
CLERK
[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 10-13629
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:10-cr-20169-KMM-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
llllllllllllllllllll l Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ARIEL PELIER,
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(September 23, 2011)
Before EDMONDSON, BARKETT and FAY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
J. Rafael Rodriguez, appointed counsel for Ariel Pelier, has filed a motion
to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared pursuant to Anders v.

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California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Pelier, in
response, has filed a motion for appointment of new counsel. 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 Pelier’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.
Pelier’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED as moot.
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