United States v. Tomas Rivera

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JANUARY 5, 2010 No. 08-14593 JOHN P. LEY Non-Argument Calendar ACTING CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 07-00060-CR-FTM-29-DNF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus TOMAS RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (January 5, 2010) Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, BIRCH and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Robert C. Hill, appointed counsel for Tomas Rivera 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 renewed motion to withdraw is GRANTED and Rivera’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2