United States v. Samuel Lee Middleton

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 05-10148 September 1, 2005 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 04-14049-CR-KAM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SAMUEL LEE MIDDLETON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (September 1, 2005) Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and BLACK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Leon Daniel Watts, counsel for Samuel Lee Middleton, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared 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 Middleton’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2