United States v. Kenneth Patterson

Case: 11-15089 Date Filed: 08/23/2012 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 11-15089 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:10-cr-00446-TCB-GGB-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus KENNETH PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia _________________________ (August 23, 2012) Before BARKETT, JORDAN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Mary Erickson, appointed counsel for Kenneth Patterson in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the Case: 11-15089 Date Filed: 08/23/2012 Page: 2 of 2 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 Patterson’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED. 2