United States v. James E. Thornton

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 07-10716 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT November 21, 2008 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 05-00016-CR-WLS-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAMES E. THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia _________________________ (November 21, 2008) Before TJOFLAT, ANDERSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Rick D. Collum, appointed counsel for James E. Thornton in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation 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 confirms that there are no issues of arguable merit on appeal. Therefore, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Thornton’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED. 2