United States v. John Pettiford

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT September 17, 2008 No. 08-11232 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 04-00001-CR-7-HL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOHN PETTIFORD, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia _________________________ (September 17, 2008) Before ANDERSON, HULL and PRYOR, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Elizabeth R. Francisco, appointed counsel for John Pettiford, 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). 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 issues of arguable merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED and Pettiford’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2