United States v. Joseph R. Gorman

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT AUGUST 21, 2009 No. 09-10313 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 08-00181-CR-ORL-28-DAB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOSEPH R. GORMAN, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (August 21, 2009) Before BLACK, BARKETT and COX, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Stephen J. Langs, appointed counsel for Joseph R. Gorman in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed 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 entire record reveals no arguable issue of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Gorman’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2