USA v. Manuel Pineda-Higuera

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Manuel Pineda-Higuera. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. Motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Lynn Fant Merritt is GRANTED. [7923110-2]. The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.

Case: 16-11692

Date Filed: 03/10/2017

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 16-11692
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:15-cr-00242-MHC-LTW-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
MANUEL PINEDA-HIGUERA,
a.k.a. Rodolfo Almason-Avila,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia
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(March 10, 2017)
Before MARCUS, JULIE CARNES and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Lynn Fant Merritt, appointed counsel for Manuel Pineda-Higuera 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 (1967).

Case: 16-11692

Date Filed: 03/10/2017

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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 Pineda-Higuera’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED.

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