*1 Before WILLIAM PRYOR, JULIE CARNES and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Thomas A. Burns, appointed appellate counsel for Anthony Morais in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the

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appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 778 (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 Morais’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.

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