United States v. Robert James Cook

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT March 1, 2006 No. 05-12090 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 03-00545-CR-2-RDP-TMP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROBERT JAMES COOK, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama _________________________ (March 1, 2006) Before BLACK, CARNES and BARKETT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Ann Day Lawrence, appointed counsel for Robert James Cook 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 Cook’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2