*1 Before WILSON, MARTIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Case: 15-15469 Date Filed: 11/30/2016 Page: 2 of 2 Thomas Burns, appointed counsel on appeal for Nicolas Santiago Bacca Cordoba 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 Cordoba’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED .

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