[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
________________________ FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
No. 08-14614 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Non-Argument Calendar MAY 1, 2009
________________________ THOMAS K. KAHN
CLERK
D.C. Docket No. 07-00036-CR-WLS-7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JUAN GABRIEL MALDONADO,
a.k.a Juan Gabrial Maldonado,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Georgia
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(May 1, 2009)
Before BLACK, BARKETT and HULL, Circuit Judges
PER CURIAM:
Rick Collum, retained counsel for Juan Gabriel Maldonado 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 Maldonado’s conviction and
sentence are AFFIRMED. Maldonado’s motion for appointment of counsel on
appeal is DENIED AS MOOT.
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