United States v. Leon Bernard Spikes, Sr.

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 09-15565 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUNE 17, 2010 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ JOHN LEY CLERK D. C. Docket No. 08-00007-CR-WLS-7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LEON BERNARD SPIKES, SR., Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia _________________________ (June 17, 2010) Before EDMONDSON, BARKETT and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Rick D. Collum, appointed counsel for Leon Bernard Spikes, Sr., 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 arguably meritorious issues, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Spikes’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2