United States v. Gary J. Pierce

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT February 26, 2008 No. 07-12782 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 99-08125-CR-DTKH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus GARY J. PIERCE, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (February 26, 2008) Before BIRCH, DUBINA and CARNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Robert S. Gershman, appointed counsel for Gary J. Pierce in this 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 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 Pierce’s sentence is AFFIRMED. 2