United States v. Lonell Bernard Gadson

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUNE 19, 2009 No. 08-16543 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 07-00208-CR-J-34-MCR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LONELL BERNARD GADSON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (June 19, 2009) Before BIRCH, HULL and HILL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Lynn Palmer Bailey, appointed counsel for Lonell Bernard Gadson in this direct criminal appeal, 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 record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Gadson’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2