United States v. Cornelius Murphy

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 09-16446 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JULY 13, 2010 Non-Argument Calendar JOHN LEY ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 08-00325-CR-J-34HTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CORNELIUS MURPHY, a.k.a. Kemo, a.k.a. Ookie, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (July 13, 2010) Before BARKETT, HULL and HILL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: A. Russell Smith, appointed counsel for Cornelius Murphy 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 Murphy’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2