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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FILED
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUITU.S. COURT OF APPEALS
________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
FEB 16, 2010
No. 08-17089 JOHN LEY
Non-Argument Calendar CLERK
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D. C. Docket No. 06-00008-CR-5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ROBERT ALLEN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Georgia
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(February 16, 2010)
Before HULL, WILSON and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
W. Vincent Settle, III, appointed counsel for Robert Allen, in this direct
criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the
appellant because, in his opinion, the appeal is without merit. Counsel has 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 Allen’s conviction and sentence are
AFFIRMED.
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