United States v. Stephen Kozak

Case: 12-14575 Date Filed: 11/19/2013 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 12-14575 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 2:11-cr-00121-JES-SPC-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus STEPHEN KOZAK, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (November 19, 2013) Before TJOFLAT, JORDAN and HILL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Donna Lee Elm, appointed counsel for Stephen Kozak in this direct criminal Case: 12-14575 Date Filed: 11/19/2013 Page: 2 of 2 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 Kozak’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. 2