United States v. Michael Muse

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT SEPT 12, 2008 No. 08-10760 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 07-00120-CR-1-MHS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MICHAEL MUSE, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia _________________________ September 12, 2008) Before ANDERSON, MARCUS and WILSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Mary Erickson, appointed counsel for Michael Muse in this direct criminal appeal, has filed a motion to withdraw from further representation of the appellant on the ground that the appeal has no arguable merit, and has 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 Muse’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. 2