United States v. Juan Luis Gutierrez-Casas

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JAN 16, 2008 No. 07-11818 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 06-00462-CR-T-27EAJ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JUAN LUIS GUTIERREZ-CASAS, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (January 16, 2008) Before CARNES, BARKETT and HILL, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: Howard C. Anderson, appointed counsel for Juan Luis Gutierrez-Casas 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 Gutierrez- Casas’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2