United States v. Michael Williams

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 11-13041 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Non-Argument Calendar MAY 23, 2012 ________________________ JOHN LEY CLERK D.C. Docket No. 4:10-cr-00054-RH-WCS-12 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MICHAEL WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida _________________________ (May 23, 2012) Before MARCUS, JORDAN and BLACK, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: Richard H. Smith, appointed counsel for Michael Lavone Williams 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 Williams’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2