United States v. Murdoch

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 11-11210 OCT 6, 2011 Non-Argument Calendar JOHN LEY ________________________ CLERK D.C. Docket No. 6:10-cr-83-GAP-DAB-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RICHARD A. MURDOCH, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (October 6, 2011) Before HULL, PRYOR and FAY, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: H. Kyle Fletcher, appointed counsel for Richard Murdoch 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 Murdoch’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. 2