
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel PINEDA-HIGUERA, a.k.a. Rodolfo Almason-Avila, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 16-11692 Non-Argument Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
    (March 10, 2017)
    Tracia M. King, John Andrew Horn, Lawrence R. Sommerfeld, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
    Manuel Pineda-Higuera, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant
    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, 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 Pineda-Higuera’s- conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED.  