United States v. William Earl Ervin, Jr.

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEBRUARY 1, 2008 THOMAS K. KAHN No. 07-12056 CLERK Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 06-00438-CR-KOB-PWG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus WILLIAM EARL ERVIN, JR. Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama _________________________ (February 1, 2008) Before BIRCH, DUBINA and WILSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: James L. O’Kelley, appointed counsel for William Earl Ervin, Jr., has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal supported by a brief prepared 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 Ervin’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. 2