United States v. Andres Eduardo Arias-Ochoa

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 07-14047 March 20, 2008 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 07-20189-CR-AJ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ANDRES EDUARDO ARIAS-OCHOA, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (March 20, 2008) Before BIRCH, MARCUS and WILSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Mauricio L. Aldazabal, appointed counsel for Andres Eduardo Arias-Ochoa, 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 Arias-Ochoa’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2