United States v. Jose Valdez Dominguez

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 05-13315 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Non-Argument Calendar OCTOBER 23, 2006 ________________________ THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK D. C. Docket No. 05-20199-CR-CMA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOSE VALDEZ DOMINGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (October 23, 2006) Before DUBINA, CARNES and BARKETT, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: Gustavo J. Garcia-Montes, retained counsel for Jose Valdez Dominguez 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 Dominguez’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2