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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
No. 08-14245 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Non-Argument Calendar SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
________________________ THOMAS K. KAHN
CLERK
D.C. Docket No. 07-00259-CR-W-N
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
DERRICK MYRON LLOYD,
a.k.a. Rashad Abdul Hamid,
a.k.a. Darryl Cunningham,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Alabama
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(September 14, 2009)
Before BARKETT, PRYOR and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges
PER CURIAM:
Joseph Van Heest, appointed counsel for Derrick Myron Lloyd 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). On May 15, 2009, we denied without prejudice
counsel’s motion, ordering counsel to file transcripts of the voir dire and jury
selection proceedings. Following our May 15, 2009 order, counsel has
demonstrated that he had already filed these transcripts before the issuance of our
May 15, 2009 order. Consequently, we VACATE our May 15, 2009 order and
consider the merits of counsel’s motion to withdraw. 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
Lloyd’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. Lloyd’s motions for
appointment of replacement counsel, and permission to file a second brief in case
of inadvertent omissions from his first brief, are DENIED AS MOOT.
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