United States v. Alfred Lee Cason

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 08-15990 JUNE 22, 2009 Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 08-00016-CR-1-MMP-AK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ALFRED LEE CASON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida _________________________ (June 22, 2009) Before BIRCH, CARNES and HULL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Sonya Rudenstine, appointed counsel for Alfred Lee Cason 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 Cason's conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2