United States v. John Dotson

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT May 6, 2008 No. 07-14492 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 07-00030-CR-5-RS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOHN DOTSON, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida _________________________ (May 6, 2008) Before DUBINA, HULL and PRYOR, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: Randolph Murrell and Chet Kaufman, appointed counsel for John Dotson in this direct criminal appeal, have 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 counsels’ 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 Dotson’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2