United States v. James Santos

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 11-11765 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Non-Argument Calendar JUNE 8, 2012 ________________________ JOHN LEY CLERK D.C. Docket No. 4:10-cr-00061-RH-WCS-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAMES SANTOS, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida _________________________ (June 8, 2012) Before CARNES, WILSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM: Clyde M. Taylor, Jr., appointed counsel for James Santos 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 Santos’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2