United States v. Brigido Guzman-Vargas

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JULY 25, 2007 No. 07-11152 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 06-00127-CR-3-MCR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus BRIGIDO GUZMAN-VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida _________________________ (July 25, 2007) Before BLACK, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Chet Kaufman, appointed counsel for Brigido Guzman-Vargas (“Guzman”) 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 Guzman’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED. 2