USA v. Jose Mercado-Cintron

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Jose Anthony Mercado-Cintron. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. Motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Richard Michael Summa is GRANTED. [7772618-2]. (See 11/10/16 opinion)(AJ/RSR/JP) The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.

Case: 16-10931

Date Filed: 11/10/2016

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 16-10931
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 5:15-cr-00029-RH-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

JOSE ANTHONY MERCADO-CINTRON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Florida
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(November 10, 2016)
Before JORDAN, ROSENBAUM, and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Richard M. Summa, appointed counsel for Jose Anthony Mercado-Cintron
in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation

Case: 16-10931

Date Filed: 11/10/2016

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of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(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 Mercado-Cintron’s conviction and
sentence are AFFIRMED.

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