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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 17-10007
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:16-cr-00028-JRH-BKE-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
MICHAEL BERNARD JOHNSON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Georgia
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(October 20, 2017)
Before MARCUS, JORDAN and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
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Brandon N. Fleming, appointed counsel for Michael Bernard Johnson in this
direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of Mr.
Johnson and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).
Although the brief does not satisfy the requirements of an Anders brief, see,
e.g., United States v. Edwards, 822 F.2d 1012, 1013 (11th Cir. 1987), our
independent and plenary review of the entire record reveals that Mr. Fleming’s
assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent
examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, Mr. Fleming’s
motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Mr. Johnson’s conviction and sentence are
AFFIRMED.
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