United States v. Reginald Buchanan

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Sept. 29, 2009 No. 09-10837 THOMAS K. KAHN Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 08-00392-CR-T-26-TBM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus REGINALD BUCHANAN Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (September 29, 2009) Before BIRCH, HULL and FAY, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: Adam Tanenbaum, appointed counsel for Reginald Buchanan in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant, because, in his opinion, the appeal is without merit. Counsel has 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 Buchanan’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2