United States v. Pelier

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 10-13629 SEP 23, 2011 JOHN LEY Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:10-cr-20169-KMM-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, llllllllllllllllllll l Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ARIEL PELIER, lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ________________________ (September 23, 2011) Before EDMONDSON, BARKETT and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: J. Rafael Rodriguez, appointed counsel for Ariel Pelier, 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). Pelier, in response, has filed a motion for appointment of new counsel. 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 Pelier’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. Pelier’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED as moot. 2