United States v. James Kevin Puckett

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-14144 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Non-Argument Calendar JULY 25, 2011 ________________________ JOHN LEY CLERK D.C. Docket No. 1:10-cr-00047-KD-N-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff-Appellee, versus JAMES KEVIN PUCKETT, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllDefendant-Appellant. _______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ________________________ (July 25, 2011) Before TJOFLAT, EDMONDSON and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Raymond A. Pierson, appointed counsel for James Kevin Puckett 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 Puckett’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED. 2