PER CURIAM:
The prior opinion of the panel is vacated, and this opinion is substituted for it.
Robert W. Stickney, appointed counsel for Oreste Rolando Chavez, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared 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 the defendant’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.