United States v. Arthur Jones

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUITU.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUNE 21, 2010 No. 09-15689 JOHN LEY Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 06-20044-CR-ASG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ARTHUR JONES, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (June 21, 2010) Before EDMONDSON, BIRCH and BARKETT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Jacqueline Shapiro, appointed counsel for Arthur Jones 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 the denial of Jones’s motion to reduce his sentence per 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 706 is AFFIRMED. 2