United States v. Jose Antonio Rivera

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JUNE 26, 2012 No. 11-12008 Non-Argument Calendar JOHN LEY CLERK ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 6:10-cr-00294-GAP-KRS-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOSE ANTONIO RIVERA, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (June 26, 2012) Before TJOFLAT, JORDAN and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: H. Kyle Fletcher, appointed counsel for Jose Antonio Rivera in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and 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 Rivera’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2