United States v. Michael Ward

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT SEPT 11, 2006 No. 05-16988 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 97-00345-CR-UUB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MICHAEL WARD, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (September 11, 2006) Before BLACK, BARKETT and HILL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Richard C. Klugh, Jr., appointed counsel for Michael Ward in this appeal from Ward’s revocation of supervised release, 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 Ward’s revocation and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2