United States v. Christopher J. Cooper

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 11-10384 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Non-Argument Calendar SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 ________________________ JOHN LEY CLERK D.C. Docket No. 4:10-cr-00155-BAE-GRS-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CHRISTOPHER J. COOPER, lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ________________________ (September 6, 2011) Before TJOFLAT, MARTIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Robert N. Nye, III, appointed counsel for Christopher J. Cooper 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 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 Cooper’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2