United States v. Bernard Benjamin

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JULY 21, 2010 No. 09-16467 JOHN LEY Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 09-00050-CR-ORL-22GJK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus BERNARD BENJAMIN, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (July 21, 2010) Before BARKETT, MARCUS and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Tom Dale, appointed counsel for Bernard Benjamin 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 Benjamin’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. 2