United States v. Solomon Smith

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT June 28, 2007 No. 07-10761 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 06-00059-CR-5-RS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SOLOMON SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida _________________________ (June 28, 2007) Before DUBINA, BLACK and CARNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Chet Kaufman, counsel for Solomon Smith, 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 Smith’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2